Brazilian Soil Fertility Survey

Brazil lacks modern data for soil fertility surveys which can help the government, industry and crop consultants in their efforts to ameliorate soil chemical properties for adequate plant nutrition. IPNI Brazil has been involved in guiding the process for obtaining such surveys. The project was delineated in three phases. Phase 1 was a simple soil fertility survey from soil test results presently in the IPNI Brazil database.

A soil fertility survey can serve as an excellent tool for many stakeholder groups in discussing and planning strategies for sustainable agriculture. It has a goal of showing the condition of soil nutrient availability for a farm, region, state, or even a country. Brazil has different methodologies across the country for evaluating nutrient status, but existing surveys do not adequately represent the best science in terms of soil fertility.

Soil fertility surveys of specific countries or regions are important tools to ascertain soil chemical properties for adequate crop nutrition. Due to a paucity of such information in Brazil, the IPNI program is currently developing comprehensive soil fertility information. The plan is to complete this endeavor in three phases. This summary presents results of Phase 1, which are also stored in the IPNI Brazil database as Brazilian Soil Fertility Survey based on soil samples.

Soil fertility surveys of specific countries or regions are an important tool to ascertain soil chemical properties for adequate crop nutrition. Due to a paucity of such information, the IPNI Brazil program led an effort to put together soil fertility information for Brazil. The plan is to complete this endeavor in three phases. This summary presents results of phase 1, which are also stored in IPNI Brazil database as Brazilian Soil Fertility Survey based on Soil Samples.