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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
204 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
3 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
40.2% |
3.4% |
82 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
15.5 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
9.7 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
41.2% |
62.3% |
84 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
53.4% |
34.7% |
109 |
171 |
Other farms |
5.4% |
3.0% |
11 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
896 |
2698 |
Family labour |
95.0% |
66.6% |
851 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
5.0% |
33.4% |
45 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
1349 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
3.1% |
14.5% |
42 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
5.8% |
26.6% |
78 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.3% |
1.3% |
17 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
89.8% |
57.1% |
1212 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
1140 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
90.5% |
90.0% |
1273 |
158 |
Horses |
3.6% |
1.3% |
41 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.3% |
5.7% |
125 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
2.1% |
1.7% |
159 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.5% |
1.3% |
1390 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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