Datasheet Agriculture
Riffian/ Rifiano
Riffian and the hamlet Gfeis (Image: Dr. Hans Gschnitzer)
Riffian/ Rifiano <> Bolzano/ Bozen
AGRICULTURE
Farms (2000)
Number of farms 98 493
Holdings maintaining organic farming 2 5
Cattle farms 31.6% 3.4% 31 17
Number of cattle per holder 12.7 9.3
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) 33.1 9.4
 
Socio-economic structure (2000) Chart
Full-time farms 61.2% 62.3% 60 307
Part-time farms 33.7% 34.7% 33 171
Other farms 5.1% 3.0% 5 15
 
Labour force (2000) Chart
Total labour force 418 2698
Family labour 87.8% 66.6% 367 1798
Non-family labour 12.2% 33.4% 51 900
 
Use of farm land (2000) Chart
Utilised agricultural area (ha) 2590 3464
Vinyards (ha) 0.2% 14.5% 6 503
Orchards (ha) 5.2% 26.6% 135 923
Arable land (ha) 0.2% 1.3% 5 44
Meadows and pastures (ha) 94.4% 57.1% 2445 1979
 
Lifestock numbers (2000) Chart
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) 449 152
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals
Cattle 69.8% 90.0% 394 158
Horses 0.7% 1.3% 3 2
Pigs 2.5% 5.7% 37 29
Sheep and goat 25.8% 1.7% 773 17
Poultry 1.3% 1.3% 1452 503
 
Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.