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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
183 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
10 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
6.0% |
3.4% |
11 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
4.9 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
4.3 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
56.3% |
62.3% |
103 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
41.5% |
34.7% |
76 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.2% |
3.0% |
4 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
888 |
2698 |
Family labour |
75.1% |
66.6% |
667 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
24.9% |
33.4% |
221 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
555 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
4.3% |
14.5% |
24 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
73.7% |
26.6% |
409 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.7% |
1.3% |
4 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
20.9% |
57.1% |
116 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
82 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
54.6% |
90.0% |
54 |
158 |
Horses |
22.0% |
1.3% |
18 |
2 |
Pigs |
5.1% |
5.7% |
14 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
15.7% |
1.7% |
86 |
17 |
Poultry |
2.0% |
1.3% |
412 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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