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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
247 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
1 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
70.0% |
3.4% |
173 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
11.0 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
13.8 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
55.5% |
62.3% |
137 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
38.9% |
34.7% |
96 |
171 |
Other farms |
5.7% |
3.0% |
14 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1007 |
2698 |
Family labour |
97.2% |
66.6% |
979 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
2.8% |
33.4% |
28 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
2813 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
1.4% |
26.6% |
39 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.2% |
1.3% |
7 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
98.2% |
57.1% |
2763 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
1957 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
79.0% |
90.0% |
1900 |
158 |
Horses |
3.4% |
1.3% |
66 |
2 |
Pigs |
4.3% |
5.7% |
281 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
12.8% |
1.7% |
1664 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.6% |
1.3% |
2943 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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