CASH INCOME GENERATION IN A PHYSICAL HILLY WATERSHED

Abstract

CASH FUNDS ARE GENERATED IN THE WATERSHED BY MEANS OF A LARGE NUMBER OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF WHICH OFF- FARM OCCUPATIONS SALE OF LIVESTOCK AND BORROWINGS FROM INSTITUTIONAL AND NON- INSTITUTIONAL SOURCES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT. THE PAPER PRESENTS THE RESULTS OBTAINED IN A CASE STUDY CONDUCTED IN A WATERSHED LOCATED IN WEST HIMALAYAS