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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
197 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
19 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
11.7% |
3.4% |
23 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
9.6 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
5.0 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
56.3% |
62.3% |
111 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
39.1% |
34.7% |
77 |
171 |
Other farms |
4.6% |
3.0% |
9 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1228 |
2698 |
Family labour |
68.7% |
66.6% |
844 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
31.3% |
33.4% |
384 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
796 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
3.9% |
14.5% |
31 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
65.6% |
26.6% |
522 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.9% |
1.3% |
7 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
29.6% |
57.1% |
236 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
259 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
70.8% |
90.0% |
221 |
158 |
Horses |
4.6% |
1.3% |
12 |
2 |
Pigs |
9.5% |
5.7% |
82 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
14.0% |
1.7% |
242 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.9% |
1.3% |
608 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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