The objectives o.lthis study were to describe soil conservation measures introduced tornthe area and to investigate holl' farmers have adopted introduced conservationrnmeasures. It also aimed to assessfactors that affect farmers' adoption. The data forrnthe study came mainly fi'omfarmers in the study catchment. Itll'as analyzed using 11'0rnmethods: descripti1'e and regression methods Soil conservation measures intrndllced to the area can be grouped into threerndepending on tile land use type ill which they are installed. The first: soilrnconservation measures on cultivated{telds, these are the most dominant ones. Theyrninclude, soil bunds and fanya juu. The second: soil conservation measures onrndegraded hillsides, they include area closure, hillside terrace, micro-basin!; andrnplantations. The third: soil conservation measures to rehabilitate gullies. theyrninclude Brash I'ood check-dams and Rockfi/ll loose rock check-dams. Farmers responded to soil conservation measures introduced on cultivation fieldsrndifferently. From J I 0 respondents. 53% removed conservation structures completely.rn20% removed selectively and the remaining 21% of the interviewee retained thesernstructures in their original state. [t was found that farmers ' decision to remove completely, to remove selectively orrnretain in the original state is influenced by different factors. Farmers that perceivernthe problem of soil erosion belieI'. plan to continue in the farming. and tl)' newrntechnologies are 1I10re likely to retain conservation structures. Likewise, farmers thatrncultivate their uwn !ands, attended soil conservation trainings and those perceivedrntraditional conservation measures to be less effective in retaining soil erosionrncompared (0 the iniroduced soil conservation technologies are more likely to makerndecision to retain conservation structures installed on their .fcll'lnland. On therncontrm)" Ftrl17erS that are old, having large farmland, plowing black soil andrninvolved in o/ffarm activities are less likely to retain conservation structures. Different measures need to be undertaken to address the problem of low level ofrnadoption o.f conservation structures. Appropriate conservation measures need 10 bernfound out ins'fead of heavy reliance on the physical conservation measures especiallyrnon cultivation fields. Farmers also need to be made aware ol rhe economicrnsignificance of soil erosion on the cultivated fields belieI'. Farmers that lack requiredrnlabor need to be provided with sZlpports that enable them to nilain conservationrnstructures. Farmers that try new technologies by themselves on their own land alsornneed to be targeted.Farmers need to be provided with trainings on impact of soil erosion and availablernconservation measures. Information on inejjectiveness of traditional conservationrnmeasures has to be disseminated among Flrmers. Furthermore, farm ers have to bernmade remain on the agricultural sector, by making the sector more productive. andrncultivate their own land.