Njiro Wildlife Research Centre (NWRC) was established in 1973 by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for the purpose of doing research of bees and beekeeping.

NWRC is the sole Centre under Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) responsible for research on bees and beekeeping in the country. NWRC is a Centre for appropriate technology and information on tropical bees and beekeeping. Njiro Wildlife Research Centre is located within Arusha municipality and is situated 5km South East of Arusha town on the slope of Njiro Hill. It utilizes part of a 23-hectare land in “Plot No. 213, Block A” out of which 70 percent is reserved as unique Acacia dominated forest where experimental honeybee colonies are maintained in 13 small apiaries.  Apart from the main apiary at Njiro, the Centre also has three field stations in different ecosystems; Mount Kilimanjaro (West Kilimanjaro) and Rift Valley (Magugu) and Miombo woodlands (Tabora Research Station).