Our project provides simplified methods to test soil health for smallholder farmers, research for development, and citizen science.
Soil test Methods
See Descriptions of the tests below. Method goes to a page with the procedure. PDF guide allows you to download the method as a PDF. Video will show a video of the method if available. You can also download the full manual in English, French, or Spanish.
Soil pH
Soil Texture
Soil Active Carbon (POXC)
Soil Particulate Organic matter
Soil Aggregate Stability
Soil Available Phosphorus
Soil Water Infiltration
Soil Macrofauna
A paper validating the methods in the toolkit is Nyamasoka-Magonziwa et al., 2020, available here
Soils Data Platform from Stats4SD tailored to these methods.