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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
262 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
1 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
17.2% |
3.4% |
45 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
12.5 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
10.1 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
62.6% |
62.3% |
164 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
31.7% |
34.7% |
83 |
171 |
Other farms |
5.7% |
3.0% |
15 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1755 |
2698 |
Family labour |
60.9% |
66.6% |
1068 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
39.1% |
33.4% |
687 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
2035 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
1.2% |
14.5% |
25 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
32.6% |
26.6% |
663 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.2% |
1.3% |
5 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
66.0% |
57.1% |
1343 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
715 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
63.9% |
90.0% |
562 |
158 |
Horses |
1.5% |
1.3% |
11 |
2 |
Pigs |
14.4% |
5.7% |
343 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
19.6% |
1.7% |
932 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.7% |
1.3% |
1190 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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