On Friday 19 March, Oddur Már Gunnarsson, CEO of Matís ohf. against Gunnar Þorgeirsson, chairman of the board of Garðyrkjuskóli Íslands, at Matís' premises at Vínlandsleið. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the continuation of the collaborative projects of the two parties in the field of horticulture and related fields and the many possibilities inherent in the collaboration.
Matís hefur í gegnum árin unnið að fjölbreyttum verkefnum sem snúa að ræktun og landyrkju í samstarfi við bæði innlenda og erlenda aðila. Með aukinni áherslu á umhverfismál, lýðheilsu og sustainability í samfélaginu hefur þörfin fyrir frekari þekkingu og fjölbreyttari starfsemi á þessu sviði aukist jafnt og þétt. Því standa vonir til þess að aukið samstarf Matís og Garðyrkjuskóla Íslands muni leiða til enn meiri grósku þegar kemur að rannsóknum og nýsköpun á þessum vettvangi.
At the meeting, Oddur Már and Gunnar signed the following declaration of intent:
,, Matís ohf. Id. 670906-0190 hereby confirms its willingness to increase collaboration on research and development projects in horticulture in collaboration with the representative of the Icelandic Horticultural School, ID no. 560720-0410 and related parties.
In recent years, Matís has collaborated with a number of parties in the field of Icelandic horticulture, and that collaboration has been characterized by professional ambition, mutual trust and respect in communication. "
Gunnar Þorgeirsson expects benefits from the collaboration and in an interview with Bændablaðið that came out this week, he says :. "There are many tasks waiting to be solved and we have the experience that within Matís there is both professional ability and collaboration ability. We are therefore looking forward to the sequel ".