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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
235 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
8 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
63.8% |
3.4% |
150 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
14.4 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
8.9 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
59.1% |
62.3% |
139 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
38.7% |
34.7% |
91 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.1% |
3.0% |
5 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
934 |
2698 |
Family labour |
95.6% |
66.6% |
893 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
4.4% |
33.4% |
41 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1866 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.8% |
14.5% |
15 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
2.3% |
26.6% |
43 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.8% |
1.3% |
15 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
96.1% |
57.1% |
1793 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
1948 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
88.0% |
90.0% |
2163 |
158 |
Horses |
5.5% |
1.3% |
108 |
2 |
Pigs |
2.5% |
5.7% |
160 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
3.6% |
1.7% |
466 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.4% |
1.3% |
1913 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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