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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
4151 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
317 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
57.6% |
3.4% |
2391 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
17.0 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
34.2 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
24.4% |
62.3% |
1014 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
63.2% |
34.7% |
2624 |
171 |
Other farms |
12.4% |
3.0% |
513 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
10061 |
2698 |
Family labour |
91.3% |
66.6% |
9186 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
8.7% |
33.4% |
875 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
115415 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
18 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
4.9% |
1.3% |
5699 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
94.9% |
57.1% |
109576 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
39523 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
80.1% |
90.0% |
40699 |
158 |
Horses |
4.0% |
1.3% |
1594 |
2 |
Pigs |
7.0% |
5.7% |
9266 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
8.5% |
1.7% |
22512 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.3% |
1.3% |
28351 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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