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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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