MISSION STATEMENT
To undertake and maintain a comprehensive inventory and evaluation of the country's soils and land use resources for use in the agricultural and related sectors to foster agricultural and rural development in accordance with the Government's policy on land use development.
BRIEF HISTORY
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Functions of the Regional Offices
The core functions of the RPPD include:
- Conducting soils and land cover/land use surveys.
- Conducting rural land evaluation assessments and make recommendations on the use of agricultural lands.
- Conducting land capability assessments.
- Assessing soil fertility and make recommendations for soil and land management.
- Conducting soil tests and making fertilizer recommendations to farmers and special interest groups.
- Design and prepare maps.
- GIS data processing, manipulation, analysis and output.
- Capture spatial data through aerial photointerpretation, satellite imagery and global positioning systems.
- Agricultural assessment of subdivision applications.
- Chemical and physical analyses on soil, chemical analyses on plant tissue and water samples.
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