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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
1978 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
163 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
61.1% |
3.4% |
1208 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
10.5 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
33.8 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
15.3% |
62.3% |
303 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
75.4% |
34.7% |
1491 |
171 |
Other farms |
9.3% |
3.0% |
184 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
5485 |
2698 |
Family labour |
93.3% |
66.6% |
5118 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
6.7% |
33.4% |
367 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
60912 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.1% |
26.6% |
50 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
2.3% |
1.3% |
1426 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
97.6% |
57.1% |
59427 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
15090 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
64.5% |
90.0% |
12740 |
158 |
Horses |
6.1% |
1.3% |
915 |
2 |
Pigs |
7.7% |
5.7% |
3891 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
21.3% |
1.7% |
21419 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.4% |
1.3% |
15653 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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