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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
359 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
7 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
46.5% |
3.4% |
167 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
13.1 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
11.5 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
53.8% |
62.3% |
193 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
44.3% |
34.7% |
159 |
171 |
Other farms |
1.9% |
3.0% |
7 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2164 |
2698 |
Family labour |
69.7% |
66.6% |
1508 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
30.3% |
33.4% |
656 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
3329 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
1 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
16.0% |
26.6% |
532 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
6.7% |
1.3% |
222 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
77.4% |
57.1% |
2575 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
2256 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
77.3% |
90.0% |
2187 |
158 |
Horses |
2.5% |
1.3% |
56 |
2 |
Pigs |
7.5% |
5.7% |
562 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
12.3% |
1.7% |
1848 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.5% |
1.3% |
2707 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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