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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 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
% |
62.3% |
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307 |
Part-time farms |
% |
34.7% |
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171 |
Other farms |
% |
3.0% |
|
15 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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