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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
2758 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
569 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
60.2% |
3.4% |
1660 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
13.8 |
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 |
24.2% |
62.3% |
667 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
59.7% |
34.7% |
1646 |
171 |
Other farms |
16.1% |
3.0% |
445 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
7219 |
2698 |
Family labour |
90.8% |
66.6% |
6553 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
9.2% |
33.4% |
666 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
75280 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
29 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
2.7% |
1.3% |
2007 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
97.3% |
57.1% |
73215 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
22039 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
78.3% |
90.0% |
22845 |
158 |
Horses |
3.4% |
1.3% |
758 |
2 |
Pigs |
5.5% |
5.7% |
4061 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
12.4% |
1.7% |
18241 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.3% |
1.3% |
16982 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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