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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
1034 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
6 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
2.5% |
3.4% |
26 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
9.9 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
3.4 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
36.7% |
62.3% |
379 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
60.6% |
34.7% |
627 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.7% |
3.0% |
28 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
4866 |
2698 |
Family labour |
73.3% |
66.6% |
3568 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
26.7% |
33.4% |
1298 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
2194 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
40.7% |
14.5% |
893 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
45.5% |
26.6% |
999 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.1% |
1.3% |
24 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
12.5% |
57.1% |
275 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
294 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
72.0% |
90.0% |
257 |
158 |
Horses |
18.7% |
1.3% |
55 |
2 |
Pigs |
6.3% |
5.7% |
62 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
1.1% |
1.7% |
22 |
17 |
Poultry |
1.9% |
1.3% |
1394 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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