Datasheet Agriculture
Burggrafenamt/ Burgraviato
Meran (Image: Dr. Hans Gschnitzer)
Burggrafenamt/ Burgraviato <> Bolzano/ Bozen
AGRICULTURE
Farms (2000)
Number of farms 4744 493
Holdings maintaining organic farming 88 5
Cattle farms 31.9% 3.4% 1512 17
Number of cattle per holder 12.2 9.3
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) 12.5 9.4
 
Socio-economic structure (2000) Chart
Full-time farms 52.4% 62.3% 2488 307
Part-time farms 42.4% 34.7% 2011 171
Other farms 5.2% 3.0% 245 15
 
Labour force (2000) Chart
Total labour force 21355 2698
Family labour 77.4% 66.6% 16523 1798
Non-family labour 22.6% 33.4% 4832 900
 
Use of farm land (2000) Chart
Utilised agricultural area (ha) 43383 3464
Vinyards (ha) 0.9% 14.5% 408 503
Orchards (ha) 15.7% 26.6% 6825 923
Arable land (ha) 0.3% 1.3% 139 44
Meadows and pastures (ha) 83.9% 57.1% 36395 1979
 
Lifestock numbers (2000) Chart
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) 19086 152
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals
Cattle 78.7% 90.0% 18396 158
Horses 3.0% 1.3% 582 2
Pigs 4.9% 5.7% 3104 29
Sheep and goat 12.7% 1.7% 16212 17
Poultry 0.6% 1.3% 29059 503
 
Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.