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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
3803 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
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5 |
Cattle farms |
80.9% |
3.4% |
3078 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
47.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
18.2 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
60.1% |
62.3% |
2231 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
39.9% |
34.7% |
1484 |
171 |
Other farms |
% |
3.0% |
88 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
10358 |
2698 |
Family labour |
95.2% |
66.6% |
9858 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
2.3% |
33.4% |
240 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
69042 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.6% |
26.6% |
403 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
22.0% |
1.3% |
15202 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
77.2% |
57.1% |
53324 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
117577 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
96.5% |
90.0% |
147232 |
158 |
Horses |
% |
1.3% |
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2 |
Pigs |
2.7% |
5.7% |
10628 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
1.2% |
1.7% |
9167 |
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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