Datasheet Agriculture
Meran/ Merano
Meran (Image: Dr. Hans Gschnitzer)
Meran/ Merano <> Bolzano/ Bozen
AGRICULTURE
Farms (2000)
Number of farms 217 493
Holdings maintaining organic farming 4 5
Cattle farms 10.6% 3.4% 23 17
Number of cattle per holder 13.4 9.3
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) 6.5 9.4
 
Socio-economic structure (2000) Chart
Full-time farms 59.0% 62.3% 128 307
Part-time farms 34.1% 34.7% 74 171
Other farms 6.9% 3.0% 15 15
 
Labour force (2000) Chart
Total labour force 1388 2698
Family labour 52.7% 66.6% 731 1798
Non-family labour 47.3% 33.4% 657 900
 
Use of farm land (2000) Chart
Utilised agricultural area (ha) 928 3464
Vinyards (ha) 12.5% 14.5% 116 503
Orchards (ha) 69.2% 26.6% 642 923
Arable land (ha) 1.1% 1.3% 10 44
Meadows and pastures (ha) 16.9% 57.1% 157 1979
 
Lifestock numbers (2000) Chart
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) 324 152
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals
Cattle 78.0% 90.0% 308 158
Horses 7.7% 1.3% 25 2
Pigs 6.2% 5.7% 67 29
Sheep and goat 6.7% 1.7% 144 17
Poultry 1.3% 1.3% 1083 503
 
Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.