The division actively conducts research in soil genesis and classification, mapping techniques and land evaluation, and land characterization through its mineral and mining resources.
Mineral and mineraloid characterization, such as zeolite, bentonite, rock phosphate, lime, and kaolin, and their technologies for improving the quality of land and environment
Characterization of organic matters, their distribution on soils, evolution and their utilization
Studies of natural and anthropogenic processes in soils leading to varying soil properties and soil quality
Science and technology related to land quality
Soil characterization and methodological development
Land resource inventory and mapping and the relationship of environmental factors and soil geography and land uses
Soil classification and its development for an optimum land utilization
Land evaluation and its development of system and criteria for land use planning