A field manual for soil health assessment by farmers

Govindakrishnan, P.M.; Ganeshamurthy, A.N.; Pawar, M.; Agrawal, I.; Beggi, F.; Rana, J.C.; Krishna Kumar, N.K. (2020) A field manual for soil health assessment by farmers. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International. 29 p.

This manual presents a set of indicators and their measurements, adapted for easy application in the field for assessing soil health. It is useful as a reference manual for farmers to assess the soil health status of their fields themselves. This manual also gives some basic information on the indicators useful for field extension workers to understand the functions of the different soil health indicators and help in adapting the management practices to effectively overcome any constraints