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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
2928 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
15 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
44.6% |
3.4% |
1305 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
14.5 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
11.1 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
37.4% |
62.3% |
1094 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
58.6% |
34.7% |
1716 |
171 |
Other farms |
4.0% |
3.0% |
118 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
11826 |
2698 |
Family labour |
90.3% |
66.6% |
10682 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
9.7% |
33.4% |
1144 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
21297 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
1.5% |
14.5% |
318 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
4.5% |
26.6% |
965 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
2.8% |
1.3% |
602 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
92.1% |
57.1% |
19622 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
17339 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
90.7% |
90.0% |
18951 |
158 |
Horses |
2.9% |
1.3% |
501 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.1% |
5.7% |
1785 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
2.9% |
1.7% |
3380 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.4% |
1.3% |
19037 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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