Content: 1. Sustainable management of soil resources and food security 2. Global food situation and unresolved and emerging issues 3. World soil resources: opportunities and challenges 4. Soil resources and human adaptation in forest and agricultural ecosystems in humid asia 5. Pedogenetic acidification in upland soils under different bioclimatic conditions in humid asia 6. Soil resources affecting food security and safety in south asia 7. Formatiom and management of cracking clay soil (vertisols) to enhance crop productivity: Indian experience 8. Role of nuclear and isotopic techniques in sustainable land management: Achieving food security and mitigating impacts of climate change 9. New paradigm to unlock the potential of rainfed agriculture in the semiarid tropics 10. Land degradation 11. Where do we stand 20 years after the assessment of soil nutrient balances in Sub-Saharan Africa? 12. Research need for credible data on soil resources and degradation