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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
744 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
0 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
58.2% |
3.4% |
433 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
13.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
30.0 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
39.8% |
62.3% |
296 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
49.5% |
34.7% |
368 |
171 |
Other farms |
10.8% |
3.0% |
80 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2646 |
2698 |
Family labour |
94.2% |
66.6% |
2493 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
5.8% |
33.4% |
153 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
16026 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
7 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.1% |
1.3% |
20 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
99.8% |
57.1% |
15998 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
5821 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
81.8% |
90.0% |
5988 |
158 |
Horses |
4.6% |
1.3% |
270 |
2 |
Pigs |
2.9% |
5.7% |
555 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
10.2% |
1.7% |
3944 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.6% |
1.3% |
8441 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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