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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
859 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
6 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
0.6% |
3.4% |
5 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
3.2 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
3.1 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
39.0% |
62.3% |
335 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
59.1% |
34.7% |
508 |
171 |
Other farms |
1.9% |
3.0% |
16 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
3595 |
2698 |
Family labour |
79.9% |
66.6% |
2872 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
20.1% |
33.4% |
723 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1422 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
46.2% |
14.5% |
657 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
51.1% |
26.6% |
726 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.6% |
1.3% |
9 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
2.0% |
57.1% |
28 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
33 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
36.4% |
90.0% |
16 |
158 |
Horses |
51.5% |
1.3% |
17 |
2 |
Pigs |
2.7% |
5.7% |
3 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
6.4% |
1.7% |
14 |
17 |
Poultry |
3.9% |
1.3% |
330 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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