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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
2175 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
452 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
66.4% |
3.4% |
1444 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
22.1 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
25.7 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
37.3% |
62.3% |
811 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
54.9% |
34.7% |
1195 |
171 |
Other farms |
7.8% |
3.0% |
169 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
5526 |
2698 |
Family labour |
92.5% |
66.6% |
5110 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
7.5% |
33.4% |
416 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
48236 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
5 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
10 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.3% |
1.3% |
148 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
99.6% |
57.1% |
48041 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
28233 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
89.9% |
90.0% |
31980 |
158 |
Horses |
4.3% |
1.3% |
1203 |
2 |
Pigs |
2.8% |
5.7% |
2628 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
2.8% |
1.7% |
5254 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.3% |
1.3% |
20469 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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