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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
531 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
17 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
7.2% |
3.4% |
38 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
7.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
4.4 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
47.8% |
62.3% |
254 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
48.6% |
34.7% |
258 |
171 |
Other farms |
3.6% |
3.0% |
19 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2545 |
2698 |
Family labour |
68.3% |
66.6% |
1737 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
31.7% |
33.4% |
808 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1680 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
2.4% |
14.5% |
41 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
79.5% |
26.6% |
1336 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.7% |
1.3% |
12 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
14.8% |
57.1% |
249 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
336 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
70.8% |
90.0% |
298 |
158 |
Horses |
8.0% |
1.3% |
27 |
2 |
Pigs |
10.4% |
5.7% |
116 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
9.9% |
1.7% |
222 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.8% |
1.3% |
708 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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