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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
4681 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
21 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
5.6% |
3.4% |
260 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
25.6 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
6.0 |
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 |
22791 |
2698 |
Family labour |
66.0% |
66.6% |
15053 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
34.0% |
33.4% |
7738 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
17354 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.1% |
14.5% |
22 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
39.4% |
26.6% |
6842 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.4% |
1.3% |
74 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
59.9% |
57.1% |
10403 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
5943 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
96.1% |
90.0% |
6665 |
158 |
Horses |
2.7% |
1.3% |
162 |
2 |
Pigs |
0.6% |
5.7% |
122 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
0.3% |
1.7% |
110 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.2% |
1.3% |
3706 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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