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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
1546 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
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5 |
Cattle farms |
81.8% |
3.4% |
1264 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
29.1 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
12.9 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
36.1% |
62.3% |
552 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
63.9% |
34.7% |
975 |
171 |
Other farms |
% |
3.0% |
19 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
4087 |
2698 |
Family labour |
95.4% |
66.6% |
3900 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
2.0% |
33.4% |
81 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
19898 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.1% |
26.6% |
16 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
16.4% |
1.3% |
3267 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
83.5% |
57.1% |
16614 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
29163 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
96.3% |
90.0% |
36795 |
158 |
Horses |
3.0% |
1.3% |
888 |
2 |
Pigs |
2.4% |
5.7% |
2367 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
2.0% |
1.7% |
3821 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.1% |
1.3% |
7484 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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