Mozambique
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AfriLAB: Regional Soil Laboratory Network for Africa | First meeting. 21 - 24 May 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya
Mozambique
- 1. Laboratory name: Laboratorio Regional de Analise de solos e Plantas -LRASP Country: Mozambique Name of the presenter: Momade Mamudo Ibraimo (Doctor I soil science by Viçosa University -Brazil
- 2. Soil analysis in your country How many routine laboratories exist in your country? Are they ‘mobile’ laboratories? There are three routine analysis laboratories: LRASP- CZnd-Nampula/IIAM, IIAM-Sede-Maputo Soil and Plant Laboratory and UEM-FAEF Soils and Plants Laboratory. No, are only fixed laboratories.
- 3. Are soil test kits commonly used? Yes, test kits are used, but they need to be calibrated with the reference laboratories to check their sensitivity. since there are many types.
- 4. Strength/weakness What do you think your lab is strong at? A dynamic team and structured technique that responds: - The current demand; - Since the sample collection; - Preparation; - Physical-chemical analyzes and; - Technical report
- 5. Strength/weakness It has a great role in the practical training of several levels of: - Professional technical education; - Middle School; - Higher Education for curricular internships and monograph work for graduation purposes; - Search complementarity between research and extension; - We are more focused on tropical soils.
- 6. - Lack of international records; - International standard sample; - Maintenance of equipment due to - Trained personnel; - Poor repositioning of commonly used material, such as: - Standard, glassworks, equipment; - Few customers informed about our services; - Non-georeferenced customer samples. weakness
- 7. What do you think it could be improved? -Maintenance in meetings like this one; -Regular visits of the laboratories of specialists of the international commission; -Technical support in the training area; -Unified protocols for laboratory procedures.
- 8. What are your expectations out of this meeting and GLOSOLAN? -Harmonization in laboratory procedures; -Easy transfer of data; -Technical support permanent scientists, for example: -Short and long term courses; -Existence of increasingly sufiscaficated equipment.
- 9. Be part of the Reference Laboratories for excellence; Share our facilities and the GLOSOLAN group.