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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
172 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
0 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
61.0% |
3.4% |
105 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
21.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
15.2 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
43.6% |
62.3% |
75 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
50.0% |
34.7% |
86 |
171 |
Other farms |
6.4% |
3.0% |
11 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
690 |
2698 |
Family labour |
97.0% |
66.6% |
669 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
3.0% |
33.4% |
21 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1753 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.1% |
26.6% |
2 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
10.4% |
1.3% |
182 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
89.5% |
57.1% |
1569 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
1999 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
92.6% |
90.0% |
2285 |
158 |
Horses |
1.5% |
1.3% |
29 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.9% |
5.7% |
259 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
1.8% |
1.7% |
233 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.4% |
1.3% |
1779 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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