Income and crop diversification have been identified as essential strategies for raising income and
reducing rural poverty. Both strategies were analyzed based on empirical data collected from rural
households. The analysis was done using the Simpson Index of Diversity (SID) and Ordinary least
square (OLS) regression analysis. The results revealed that diversification into a number of income
sources and crops grown were very high. The determinants of income diversification were number of
children less than 12 years old, number of adults above 60 years old, availability of electricity in the
household and distance from local market. The determinants of crop diversification were, age and
level of education of the household head, number of extension visits, availability of tractor hiring
services and returns from crop production. Most households occupations in the study area were no
longer agriculture based, however there willingness to diversify was significantly influenced by their
socioeconomic characteristics.