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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
295 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
3 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
22.0% |
3.4% |
65 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
13.0 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
7.7 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
69.2% |
62.3% |
204 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
28.5% |
34.7% |
84 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.4% |
3.0% |
7 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1530 |
2698 |
Family labour |
61.8% |
66.6% |
945 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
38.2% |
33.4% |
585 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1766 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
1.2% |
14.5% |
21 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
37.1% |
26.6% |
655 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.5% |
1.3% |
8 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
61.3% |
57.1% |
1082 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
912 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
78.6% |
90.0% |
847 |
158 |
Horses |
1.4% |
1.3% |
13 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.8% |
5.7% |
114 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
15.7% |
1.7% |
957 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.5% |
1.3% |
1078 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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