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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
2600 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
119 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
58.6% |
3.4% |
1524 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
21.9 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
20.5 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
36.2% |
62.3% |
941 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
51.2% |
34.7% |
1330 |
171 |
Other farms |
12.7% |
3.0% |
329 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
6110 |
2698 |
Family labour |
88.1% |
66.6% |
5383 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
11.9% |
33.4% |
727 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
41570 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
6 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.1% |
26.6% |
53 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.2% |
1.3% |
492 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
98.6% |
57.1% |
40974 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
31266 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
85.9% |
90.0% |
33390 |
158 |
Horses |
3.0% |
1.3% |
945 |
2 |
Pigs |
8.5% |
5.7% |
8890 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
2.0% |
1.7% |
4244 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.5% |
1.3% |
40790 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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