This document provides guidelines for assessing soil quality in the context of the 9-step conservation planning process. The document illustrates the practical use of tools and information developed by the Soil Quality Institute, and links soil quality assessment to specific practices that help solve soil quality problems. The information is primarily intended for use in a planning process, but is also useful in informal soil quality assessments, or as an educational resource for teaching about soil quality. A Card is a qualitative field assessment tool developed by farmers for farmers.
Conservationists can use it in locally led conservation, education, and information activities.
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