In recent years, the public's interest in producing products from their own raw materials with the aim of creating products that can be sold to consumers has increased significantly. As a result, many have set up facilities for such production.
Many farmers have set up processing facilities on the farms and sell ham, sausages and various other foods directly from the producer to the great popularity of consumers. The same can be said for fish producers, many produce dried fish or other foods from seafood. Establishing such work facilities and obtaining the required permits, however, costs considerable resources and labor before the food can be produced.
Many producers have sought help from Matís to set up facilities that meet the requirements for food production and product development for the food they intend to produce. The project Spring in the air was established in the south of the Westfjords last year and is now being completed. The project was intended to support small producers in the area to set up food processing on a small scale, and a total of eight parties participated in the project in part or in full. The project returned the participants well towards their goals and it can be expected that with the growing flow of tourists to the area, the market for such products will increase even further. The project was funded by the Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla Research and Innovation Fund and the Fisheries Product Development Center. A report on the project has been published and can be seen here. Further information about the project is provided Lilja Magnúsdóttir at Matís in Patreksfjörður.