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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
159 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
1 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
66.7% |
3.4% |
106 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
19.6 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
9.9 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
46.5% |
62.3% |
74 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
49.7% |
34.7% |
79 |
171 |
Other farms |
3.8% |
3.0% |
6 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
679 |
2698 |
Family labour |
96.9% |
66.6% |
658 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
3.1% |
33.4% |
21 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1234 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.3% |
14.5% |
4 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.2% |
26.6% |
3 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.8% |
1.3% |
10 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
98.6% |
57.1% |
1217 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
1901 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
88.5% |
90.0% |
2082 |
158 |
Horses |
5.2% |
1.3% |
98 |
2 |
Pigs |
2.8% |
5.7% |
175 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
3.2% |
1.7% |
410 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.4% |
1.3% |
1968 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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