➢ The economy of Ladakh is based on <u>small farms and herding</u>. The economy is a stable and self-reliant rural economy. Crops like barley, wheat, and peas are grown here. Keeping livestock, especially, yak, cows, sheep and goats, is a major part of pastoral farming.
The equator and the International Date Line cross in the area of Pacific Ocean. There is a tradition to celebrate the first sailor's crossing of the line.
