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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
369 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
17 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
17.6% |
3.4% |
65 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
14.9 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
12.2 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
52.0% |
62.3% |
192 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
45.5% |
34.7% |
168 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.4% |
3.0% |
9 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2379 |
2698 |
Family labour |
55.8% |
66.6% |
1328 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
44.2% |
33.4% |
1051 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
3384 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.2% |
14.5% |
8 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
25.2% |
26.6% |
854 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.3% |
1.3% |
9 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
74.3% |
57.1% |
2514 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
1264 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
61.3% |
90.0% |
966 |
158 |
Horses |
2.1% |
1.3% |
27 |
2 |
Pigs |
12.6% |
5.7% |
529 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
22.3% |
1.7% |
1883 |
17 |
Poultry |
1.7% |
1.3% |
5334 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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