These highly weathered tropical soils are characterized by deep layers and high
contents of weathered mineral predominantly kaolinite.
The area has diverse vegetation species ranging from little
dense and old natural forest domains in pocket areas at tips
of both up and down stream sides, to widespread patch of
sparse shrub-grass mixtures. Subsistent and mixed crop-
livestock agriculture characterizes the farming system. The
community depends on agriculture for their livelihood.
Agriculture forms the dominant consumer of land in which
crop production receive the lions share while livestock
farming is an integral component. In terms of its potential,
it belongs to the few agro ecological regions of the country
corresponding to high agricultural potential based on its
climate, soil and production systems (MoA, 1998).