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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
498 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
20 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
6.2% |
3.4% |
31 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
8.6 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
11.9 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
55.8% |
62.3% |
278 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
42.8% |
34.7% |
213 |
171 |
Other farms |
1.4% |
3.0% |
7 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2901 |
2698 |
Family labour |
55.5% |
66.6% |
1611 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
44.5% |
33.4% |
1290 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
3989 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.1% |
14.5% |
2 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
27.1% |
26.6% |
1083 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.4% |
1.3% |
16 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
72.4% |
57.1% |
2888 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
515 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
43.3% |
90.0% |
268 |
158 |
Horses |
1.6% |
1.3% |
8 |
2 |
Pigs |
28.3% |
5.7% |
486 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
26.3% |
1.7% |
902 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.6% |
1.3% |
767 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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