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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
3559 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
24 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
51.5% |
3.4% |
1833 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
15.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
14.7 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
41.6% |
62.3% |
1480 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
53.9% |
34.7% |
1918 |
171 |
Other farms |
4.5% |
3.0% |
161 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
13582 |
2698 |
Family labour |
94.1% |
66.6% |
12785 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
5.9% |
33.4% |
797 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
39720 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.5% |
14.5% |
206 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.9% |
26.6% |
369 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.5% |
1.3% |
211 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
98.2% |
57.1% |
39017 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
27137 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
85.7% |
90.0% |
28945 |
158 |
Horses |
6.2% |
1.3% |
1688 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.0% |
5.7% |
2739 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
4.5% |
1.7% |
8226 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.5% |
1.3% |
34667 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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