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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
350 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
5 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
4.3% |
3.4% |
15 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
6.3 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
4.8 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
37.1% |
62.3% |
130 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
60.3% |
34.7% |
211 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.6% |
3.0% |
9 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1653 |
2698 |
Family labour |
80.1% |
66.6% |
1324 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
19.9% |
33.4% |
329 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1084 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
25.4% |
14.5% |
275 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
37.1% |
26.6% |
402 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.7% |
1.3% |
8 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
36.7% |
57.1% |
398 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
129 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
64.5% |
90.0% |
94 |
158 |
Horses |
14.7% |
1.3% |
19 |
2 |
Pigs |
12.1% |
5.7% |
52 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
7.0% |
1.7% |
60 |
17 |
Poultry |
1.9% |
1.3% |
590 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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