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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
2309 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
164 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
67.3% |
3.4% |
1554 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
20.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
31.4 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
39.1% |
62.3% |
902 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
50.6% |
34.7% |
1169 |
171 |
Other farms |
10.3% |
3.0% |
238 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
6204 |
2698 |
Family labour |
91.1% |
66.6% |
5650 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
8.9% |
33.4% |
554 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
61891 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
20 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
3.0% |
1.3% |
1854 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
96.9% |
57.1% |
59987 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
30203 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
85.6% |
90.0% |
32378 |
158 |
Horses |
3.2% |
1.3% |
971 |
2 |
Pigs |
7.0% |
5.7% |
7056 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
3.9% |
1.7% |
7924 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.2% |
1.3% |
14703 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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