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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
157 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
0 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
10.2% |
3.4% |
16 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
7.9 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
6.0 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
41.4% |
62.3% |
65 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
56.7% |
34.7% |
89 |
171 |
Other farms |
1.9% |
3.0% |
3 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
785 |
2698 |
Family labour |
75.4% |
66.6% |
592 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
24.6% |
33.4% |
193 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
575 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
22.3% |
14.5% |
128 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
31.0% |
26.6% |
178 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.7% |
1.3% |
4 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
46.1% |
57.1% |
265 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
175 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
51.8% |
90.0% |
127 |
158 |
Horses |
29.1% |
1.3% |
51 |
2 |
Pigs |
9.3% |
5.7% |
54 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
8.7% |
1.7% |
101 |
17 |
Poultry |
1.4% |
1.3% |
597 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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