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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
2444 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
563 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
67.3% |
3.4% |
1644 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
22.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
21.0 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
42.5% |
62.3% |
1039 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
49.8% |
34.7% |
1217 |
171 |
Other farms |
7.7% |
3.0% |
188 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
6540 |
2698 |
Family labour |
92.4% |
66.6% |
6041 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
7.6% |
33.4% |
499 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
42371 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.1% |
26.6% |
28 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
3.8% |
1.3% |
1622 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
96.0% |
57.1% |
40691 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
32901 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
89.6% |
90.0% |
37409 |
158 |
Horses |
3.6% |
1.3% |
1188 |
2 |
Pigs |
4.1% |
5.7% |
4494 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
2.3% |
1.7% |
5112 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.3% |
1.3% |
28449 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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