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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
447 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
11 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
1.6% |
3.4% |
7 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
4.0 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
3.5 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
44.7% |
62.3% |
200 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
52.8% |
34.7% |
236 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.5% |
3.0% |
11 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2205 |
2698 |
Family labour |
67.8% |
66.6% |
1495 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
32.2% |
33.4% |
710 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1058 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
28.4% |
14.5% |
300 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
69.0% |
26.6% |
730 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.6% |
1.3% |
6 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
1.5% |
57.1% |
16 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
74 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
32.4% |
90.0% |
28 |
158 |
Horses |
55.4% |
1.3% |
41 |
2 |
Pigs |
4.5% |
5.7% |
11 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
4.3% |
1.7% |
21 |
17 |
Poultry |
2.8% |
1.3% |
515 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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