First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This manual reflects the working practices of Booker Agriculture International (BAI) which is engaged on agricultural consultancy assignments and land management contracts in the tropics and subtropics. It is a survey of soil-related methods and terminology with guidelines for interpretation of soil and land evaluation data used in project design, costing and management. The manual reflects the working practices of BAI and concentrates on those aspects of development studies handled by soil scientists as members of multi-disciplinary teams.