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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
5017 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
62 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
4.9% |
3.4% |
248 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
13.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
4.4 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
43.1% |
62.3% |
2163 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
54.3% |
34.7% |
2722 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.6% |
3.0% |
132 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
23062 |
2698 |
Family labour |
74.8% |
66.6% |
17252 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
25.2% |
33.4% |
5810 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
13677 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
24.4% |
14.5% |
3341 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
50.3% |
26.6% |
6886 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.0% |
1.3% |
140 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
25.4% |
57.1% |
3472 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
3826 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
75.3% |
90.0% |
3431 |
158 |
Horses |
10.5% |
1.3% |
401 |
2 |
Pigs |
4.6% |
5.7% |
583 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
2.3% |
1.7% |
583 |
17 |
Poultry |
7.4% |
1.3% |
70561 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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