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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
641 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
5 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
46.3% |
3.4% |
297 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
17.7 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
9.5 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
45.4% |
62.3% |
291 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
52.3% |
34.7% |
335 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.3% |
3.0% |
15 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2490 |
2698 |
Family labour |
93.0% |
66.6% |
2315 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
7.0% |
33.4% |
175 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
4401 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
3.0% |
14.5% |
134 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
3.2% |
26.6% |
139 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.6% |
1.3% |
70 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
92.2% |
57.1% |
4057 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
4879 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
86.6% |
90.0% |
5253 |
158 |
Horses |
6.0% |
1.3% |
294 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.9% |
5.7% |
640 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
3.0% |
1.7% |
984 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.4% |
1.3% |
4896 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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