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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
369 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
8 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
17.6% |
3.4% |
65 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
10.2 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
5.2 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
40.4% |
62.3% |
149 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
55.0% |
34.7% |
203 |
171 |
Other farms |
4.6% |
3.0% |
17 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1287 |
2698 |
Family labour |
85.4% |
66.6% |
1099 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
14.6% |
33.4% |
188 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1157 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
1.0% |
14.5% |
11 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
32.4% |
26.6% |
375 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.0% |
1.3% |
11 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
65.7% |
57.1% |
760 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
747 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
73.9% |
90.0% |
660 |
158 |
Horses |
6.3% |
1.3% |
47 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.1% |
5.7% |
76 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
16.1% |
1.7% |
799 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.7% |
1.3% |
1291 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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