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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
134 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
3 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
53.7% |
3.4% |
72 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
17.5 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
13.4 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
46.3% |
62.3% |
62 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
52.2% |
34.7% |
70 |
171 |
Other farms |
1.5% |
3.0% |
2 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
602 |
2698 |
Family labour |
90.0% |
66.6% |
542 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
10.0% |
33.4% |
60 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1237 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
4.9% |
26.6% |
61 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
2.7% |
1.3% |
34 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
92.2% |
57.1% |
1141 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
1148 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
87.2% |
90.0% |
1260 |
158 |
Horses |
1.4% |
1.3% |
16 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.8% |
5.7% |
146 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
7.3% |
1.7% |
559 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.3% |
1.3% |
779 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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