Datasheet Agriculture
Alta Valsugana
Castle of Pergine (Image: APT Valsugana)
Alta Valsugana <> Bolzano/ Bozen
AGRICULTURE
Farms (2000)
Number of farms 5095 493
Holdings maintaining organic farming 12 5
Cattle farms 4.1% 3.4% 207 17
Number of cattle per holder 18.2 9.3
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) 6.8 9.4
 
Socio-economic structure (2000) Chart
Full-time farms % 62.3% 307
Part-time farms % 34.7% 171
Other farms % 3.0% 15
 
Labour force (2000) Chart
Total labour force 14810 2698
Family labour 92.1% 66.6% 13635 1798
Non-family labour 7.9% 33.4% 1175 900
 
Use of farm land (2000) Chart
Utilised agricultural area (ha) 8637 3464
Vinyards (ha) 2.3% 14.5% 195 503
Orchards (ha) 14.9% 26.6% 1290 923
Arable land (ha) 8.1% 1.3% 701 44
Meadows and pastures (ha) 74.6% 57.1% 6444 1979
 
Lifestock numbers (2000) Chart
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) 5515 152
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals
Cattle 57.6% 90.0% 3759 158
Horses 5.0% 1.3% 278 2
Pigs 0.5% 5.7% 96 29
Sheep and goat 19.9% 1.7% 7323 17
Poultry 16.9% 1.3% 232722 503
 
Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.