Nowadavs Ihe ruml 11011 jarm economic seclOr in riepeloping cOlliliries is growingrnSubSlal1liallv and il became an imporlanl source of employmenl and income for ruralrnhouseholds. Bul nol all rural households are enjoying Ihe lucmlive bene/ilS of Ihis seClor.rnThis paper investigales inlensity and determinanlS of households' parlicipation in nonrnFmn income genera ling activities in wolmera woreda,Oromiva region. The dala wasrncollected ji'om random I)} selected sample hOllseholds and Ihe informalion was analvzedrnand processed using simple descriptive statistical lools and logil regressive economicrnmodel. The resull show Ihal majority of rural households in Ihe slud)J area do indeedrnadopt multiple income sources driven by various demographic alld socio economicrn.(clclors. The economic model shows thai Jaclors like lileracy, ji:!mil)J size, and land sizernare happen 10 be Ihe main delerminant jiJctors in households' decision 10 engage inrndirferenlnon/Cirm income diversifying aClivilies