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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
1460 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
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5 |
Cattle farms |
81.0% |
3.4% |
1183 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
39.4 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
22.2 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
57.4% |
62.3% |
821 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
42.6% |
34.7% |
609 |
171 |
Other farms |
% |
3.0% |
30 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
3941 |
2698 |
Family labour |
95.5% |
66.6% |
3762 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
2.4% |
33.4% |
94 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
32477 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
6 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
5.9% |
1.3% |
1924 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
94.0% |
57.1% |
30520 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
38158 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
94.4% |
90.0% |
46566 |
158 |
Horses |
% |
1.3% |
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2 |
Pigs |
0.9% |
5.7% |
1102 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
1.0% |
1.7% |
2520 |
17 |
Poultry |
% |
1.3% |
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503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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