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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
362 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
2 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
82.3% |
3.4% |
298 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
16.9 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
31.1 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
69.1% |
62.3% |
250 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
26.5% |
34.7% |
96 |
171 |
Other farms |
4.4% |
3.0% |
16 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1402 |
2698 |
Family labour |
96.7% |
66.6% |
1356 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
3.3% |
33.4% |
46 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
10357 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.1% |
26.6% |
10 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.6% |
1.3% |
63 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
99.3% |
57.1% |
10284 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
4526 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
87.8% |
90.0% |
5050 |
158 |
Horses |
1.5% |
1.3% |
67 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.1% |
5.7% |
462 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
6.8% |
1.7% |
2061 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.9% |
1.3% |
9829 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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