Using Asa L.G.A. as a case study, the article focuses on the understanding of the indigenous methods of
controlling soil erosion in Kwara State. Participant observation, an anthropological method of data collection
was employed among sixty respondents who were randomly selected from the set of aged farmers in the study
area. Six different effective control measures were identified including ‘Ebe ati Pooro’, ‘Idian’, ‘Agbin-Taala’,
‘Agbin-la’, ‘Agbin-Po’ and one that can be likened to ‘fallowing’. It was however observed that whereas farmers
have more often than not practiced these control measures for intensions that are primarily different from
controlling erosion, their practices coincidentally assist in averting soil erosion to considerable degree. The
paper therefore draws attention to the fact that more respective attention to local knowledge and practices are
necessary basis for effective and appropriate environmental policies, particularly in developing countries.