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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
1539 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
164 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
58.4% |
3.4% |
899 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
13.3 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
38.8 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
19.2% |
62.3% |
295 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
66.5% |
34.7% |
1024 |
171 |
Other farms |
14.3% |
3.0% |
220 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
3796 |
2698 |
Family labour |
87.9% |
66.6% |
3336 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
12.1% |
33.4% |
460 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
53605 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
3 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
2 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.7% |
1.3% |
356 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
99.3% |
57.1% |
53232 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
11162 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
82.6% |
90.0% |
11928 |
158 |
Horses |
5.4% |
1.3% |
606 |
2 |
Pigs |
4.1% |
5.7% |
1533 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
7.4% |
1.7% |
5523 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.4% |
1.3% |
11805 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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