The Global Soil Partnership should become an interactive, responsive and voluntary partnership, open to governments, institutions and other stakeholders at various levels.

The different kinds of partners that will be needed include financial/funding partners, technical/scientific partners, advisory partners, and general partners. These partners could come from any kind of regional and national institutions/organizations working on soils (Governmental Organizations, universities, civil institutions, research centers, soil science societies, UN agencies, NGOs, private companies, farmer associations, donors, etc).

Partners by default to the GSP are the FAO member countries who determine FAOs priorities as laid out in the Strategic Framework and Programme of Work and Budget of the Organization and according to the needs and priorities identified in their countries.