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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
286 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
45 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
53.1% |
3.4% |
152 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
16.4 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
37.5 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
21.7% |
62.3% |
62 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
54.2% |
34.7% |
155 |
171 |
Other farms |
24.1% |
3.0% |
69 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
671 |
2698 |
Family labour |
89.0% |
66.6% |
597 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
11.0% |
33.4% |
74 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
8166 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
0 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.5% |
1.3% |
41 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
99.5% |
57.1% |
8123 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
2682 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
69.3% |
90.0% |
2486 |
158 |
Horses |
5.5% |
1.3% |
147 |
2 |
Pigs |
2.8% |
5.7% |
252 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
22.2% |
1.7% |
3969 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.2% |
1.3% |
1624 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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