|
|
AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
400 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
1 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
65.2% |
3.4% |
261 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
14.6 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
23.9 |
9.4 |
|
Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
52.0% |
62.3% |
208 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
46.3% |
34.7% |
185 |
171 |
Other farms |
1.8% |
3.0% |
7 |
15 |
|
Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1759 |
2698 |
Family labour |
95.7% |
66.6% |
1684 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
4.3% |
33.4% |
75 |
900 |
|
Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
7047 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
0 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.4% |
1.3% |
28 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
99.6% |
57.1% |
7019 |
1979 |
|
Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
3331 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
93.3% |
90.0% |
3817 |
158 |
Horses |
1.4% |
1.3% |
46 |
2 |
Pigs |
2.5% |
5.7% |
280 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
2.4% |
1.7% |
543 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.3% |
1.3% |
2734 |
503 |
|
Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
|
|