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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
246 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
1 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
45.9% |
3.4% |
113 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
29.9 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
16.9 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
39.4% |
62.3% |
97 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
56.9% |
34.7% |
140 |
171 |
Other farms |
3.7% |
3.0% |
9 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1005 |
2698 |
Family labour |
92.7% |
66.6% |
932 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
7.3% |
33.4% |
73 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
2605 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
1 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
20.7% |
1.3% |
538 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
79.3% |
57.1% |
2066 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
2799 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
95.1% |
90.0% |
3379 |
158 |
Horses |
2.6% |
1.3% |
73 |
2 |
Pigs |
0.9% |
5.7% |
88 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
1.1% |
1.7% |
214 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.3% |
1.3% |
1739 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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