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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
280 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
7 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
2.5% |
3.4% |
7 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
5.3 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
3.9 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
54.3% |
62.3% |
152 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
44.6% |
34.7% |
125 |
171 |
Other farms |
1.1% |
3.0% |
3 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1295 |
2698 |
Family labour |
80.2% |
66.6% |
1038 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
19.8% |
33.4% |
257 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
821 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
43.8% |
14.5% |
360 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
36.9% |
26.6% |
303 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.9% |
1.3% |
7 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
18.4% |
57.1% |
151 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
55 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
57.8% |
90.0% |
37 |
158 |
Horses |
14.5% |
1.3% |
8 |
2 |
Pigs |
10.9% |
5.7% |
20 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
14.2% |
1.7% |
52 |
17 |
Poultry |
2.9% |
1.3% |
408 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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