Farm Household Livelihood Strategies in Intermediate Zone of Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

Livelihood strategies are defined as those activities adopted by households to provide a means of living. According to The Department for International Development"s (DFID) sustainable livelihoods glossary the term livelihood strategies denotes: "the range and combination of activities and choices that people make in order to achieve their livelihood goals". There is diversity in livelihoods at every level, for example, members of a household may work in different places engaging in various activities,