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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
3163 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
327 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
60.8% |
3.4% |
1922 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
15.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
20.1 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
28.0% |
62.3% |
887 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
63.8% |
34.7% |
2018 |
171 |
Other farms |
8.2% |
3.0% |
258 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
8612 |
2698 |
Family labour |
90.8% |
66.6% |
7823 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
9.2% |
33.4% |
789 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
55735 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
1 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.1% |
26.6% |
65 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
7.8% |
1.3% |
4365 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
92.0% |
57.1% |
51273 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
31036 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
75.8% |
90.0% |
30440 |
158 |
Horses |
5.8% |
1.3% |
1801 |
2 |
Pigs |
5.4% |
5.7% |
5544 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
12.2% |
1.7% |
25284 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.8% |
1.3% |
61988 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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