<p>Seasonal rural out-migration is one of the major livelihood strategies for resource poor farmers in developing countries. However, little is known about the links between seasonal migration and the adoption of SLM practices. We use two-stage least squares (2-SLS) regression and PSM to examine the impact of migration on the adoption of SLM practices. Data were obtained from questionnaire surveys of 376 households in Waghimra District, Northern Ethiopia. The study found that poor land fertility, high soil erosion on farmland, lack of cattle, participation in off-farm livelihood, increased education level, and male gender significantly positively influence migration in the study area. Both the PSM and 2sls analyses show that migration has significantly reduced SLM adoption intensity. PSM result confirmed non-migrant households have adopted an additional 1.51 units of SLM than the migrant households, indicating that migration significantly reduces the number of SLM adopted by households. Similarly, the 2-sls regressions revealed that migration has a negative relationship with the number of adopted SLM and is statistically significant. Furthermore, other variables such as participation in extension trainings, larger livestock ownership, size of land owned, and land owned through rent and crop sharing significantly positively influence SLM adoption intensity. Similarly, participation in an indigenous local labour sharing institution positively affects SLM adoption intensity. However, poor perceived land fertility significantly discourages SLM adoption intensity. Farm households facing labor shortage resulting from out-migration should be part of policy focuses, and the resource access, skill, and quality of left behind households should be considered in SLM policy and strategies.</p>