1) The document discusses harmonizing soil data and practices across Asian countries to facilitate sharing experiences and information. 2) Key recommendations include developing common systems for soil description, classification, and mapping; referencing national soil data into a harmonized system; and agreeing on standards for soil sampling, analysis, and databases. 3) Expected outcomes are outlined for developing reference systems, referencing national systems, reviewing sampling practices, and establishing a harmonized Asian soil database and monitoring system.

1. Audthasit Wongmaneeroj
(THAILAND)

2. Relevance of the pillar 5
for the Asian country
• Soil, climate and plant species in Asian country has
the same character.
• Sustainable management practices could be
transfer among our region. In order to share our
experiences, all data need to be harmonized.

3. Issues to solve during the workshop
: overlapping activities 
Develop a common harmonization concept for
soil description and classification. National and
regional reference laboratories for soil analysis
and classification should be enhanced.
• Laboratory
• information
• Work direction guidelines for extension officers to
transfer site-specific nutrient management (SSNM)
knowledge to community soil and fertilizer
management centers ( )

4. Outcomes
are identified following the recommendations of
the Plan of Action for the pillar, which are:
Plan of action Outcomes
Develop an over-arching system for harmonized soil
characterization
5.1-5.5
Reference their information into the GSP
harmonization system
5.1
Reference systems for soil profile description, soil
classification and soil mapping
5.2

5. Outcomes (cont.)
are identified following the recommendations of
the Plan of Action for the pillar, which are:
Plan of action Outcomes
Review existing practices for field sampling, sample
preparation and measurement (including laboratory
standardization and QA/QC) and prepare
specifications and guidelines for harmonized
approaches
5.3
agreement is reached on a global soil information model,
vocabulary service and meta-data standards
5.4

6. 5.1 Develop reference systems for soil profile
description, soil classification and soil mapping
• Develop a common harmonization concept for soil
description and classification at regional level

7. 5.2 Reference national soil information systems
into the GSP harmonization system

8. ISO 17025 for soil laboratory
Activities:
• Introducing the ISO 17025

9. 5.2.3 Soil certificated reference
materials
• are prepared and statistically associated with
property value and characterization following by
ISO Guide 34 and ISO Guide 35.

10. Soil database
management system
• Workshop for soil database development

11. Create guideline for extension officers to transfer
Site-specific nutrient management (SSNM)
Community Soil
and Fertilizer
Management
Centers

12. 5.3 The Harmonized
Asian Soil Database

13. 5.3.1 Standardization of soil survey
procedure to the partner countries.
• Workshop for soil survey techniques or by training the main
procedure to soil survey staffs (WRB and USDA taxonomy
systems)
• Combines existing regional and national updates of soil
information of Asian.

14. 5.3.2 A collection of reference soil
profile databases will be conducted
following the same system.
• Training of establishing soil museum

15. • Harmonized soil test methods , interpretation and
quality control to support and guide national
initiatives

16. 5.3.4 Close cooperation and information
exchange between laboratories
• Develop funding opportunities: join research programming:
• Shared lab infrastructures for improved soil research( )
• Reliable soil analysis for management advice ( )
• Reliable quality controlled soil information
for national soil data bases ( )

17. 5.4 Modern soil survey and
soil monitoring.
• Modernizing the Asian soil survey and develop
indicators and evaluation procedures for soil
monitoring