The Mozambique Fisheries Surveillance Authority can now ensure safe drinking water for the inhabitants of three cities and strengthen quality control in food production following Matís' course in microbiological measurements in that country.
Two Matís employees, Franklín Georgsson and Margrét Geirsdóttir, held courses in the cities of Maputo, Beira and Quelimane under the auspices of the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) at the end of last year to train experts and staff of the institute's microbiological measurements on water. As a result, it will be possible to offer reliable quality and safety measurements of water for food production, in addition to ensuring a safe drinking water for the number of inhabitants.
In recent years, the Icelandic Development Cooperation Agency has supported the government of Mozambique in the development of official quality control in the fisheries sector, and the laboratories and the training of their employees are part of that cooperation.