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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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