Akadama igizwe n'ivu ry'ibirunga kandi ni ubutaka bukoreshwa cyane. Ubu ni bwo buryo bukoreshwa cyane mu buhinzi mu Buyapani; ni icyondo cy'ibirunga gishobora kwemerera cyane gifite uduce twijimye tw'umutuku wijimye; nta bagiteri zangiza ifite kandi ifite pH ya aside nkeya. Imiterere yayo ifasha mu kubika no gusohora amazi. Muri rusange, igipimo cyo kuvanga n'ibindi bintu ni 30-35%, biruta peat kandi bifite
ingaruka zisa n'iz'ubunyobwa.

Akadama ikwiriye ibimera byo mu nkono by’ubwoko bwose bw’ibimera. Akadama ifitiye akamaro cyane cyane ubuhinzi bw’ibimera bitoshye nka cacti na orchid zo mu Bushinwa; ibinyampeke byiza ni byo byiza cyane mu gutera ubwatsi no guhinga ingemwe z’ibimera, kandi muri rusange bikoreshwa hamwe n’ibindi bintu nk’ubutaka bw’ifumbire n’ubutaka bw’impala.