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Geology 
Kagera is home to shear rock cliffs, interlocking spars, deep valleys, water falls, escarpments and plateaus. Some places are swampy with deposits of water washed pebbles and fertile upper soils from hillsides. There are a variety of rocks including volcanic sedimentary and igneous. There are minerals of various types in the region. The Region consists of a series of a hills running North to South and parallel to the Lakeshore. Soil in banana growing areas has high iron and clay contents, however, the soil is low in phosphorus and acidity. Nitrogen content is usually low, but to some extent is artificially maintained through the use of inter cropping with legumes and manure. High amounts of rainfall along and near the lakeshore coupled with poor soil management has lead to serious soil erosion problems. Area
Source: Kagera Strategic Planning Workshop, June, 9 – 12, 1997.
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