Land threatens the overall economy of Ethiopia Particularly the agricultural sector which is a source of 45 of the country‟s GDP and 85 of employment is highly vulnerable to the problem of land degradation Gebrelibanos and Abdi 2012 MoFED 2013 Based on this the creation of conducive atmosphere for better performance of the agricultural sector is not only an important and realistic option to improve food security status of Ethiopians but also a means to improve their standard of living However recently due to changes in watersheds in general and land degradation in particular which resulted from a range of natural and anthropogenic factors the agricultural sector has been challenged and the extent of fertile land available for this sector is decreasing this can reduce productivity household‟s food security and aggravate poverty in degraded areas of the country MoA 2012 Teklewold and Kohlin 2011 Gebrelibanos and Abdi 2012 On the other hand Woldeamlak 2003 Mushir and Kedru 2012 Abebaw et al 2011 FAO 2012 Befikadu and Frank 2015 argued that land management practices in Ethiopia have fallen far below expectations and land degradation mainly caused by erosion remains widespread in the country They further argued that the adoption rate of conservation practices by farmers remains limited and still the country is losing a tremendous amount of fertile top soil and the threat of land degradation is broadening alarmingly In view of this the Ethiopian Government and other developmental partners have introduced an extensive mechanical and biological watershed conservation schemes in various parts of the country over the last decades particularly after the famine of the 1970s Emily and Fanaye 2012 Binyam and Desale 2014