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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
298 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
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5 |
Cattle farms |
69.5% |
3.4% |
207 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
32.1 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
18.4 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
77.5% |
62.3% |
231 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
% |
34.7% |
|
171 |
Other farms |
% |
3.0% |
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15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
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2698 |
Family labour |
% |
66.6% |
|
1798 |
Non-family labour |
% |
33.4% |
|
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
5497 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.0% |
14.5% |
0 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.0% |
26.6% |
0 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
2.3% |
1.3% |
127 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
97.6% |
57.1% |
5367 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
7232 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
71.5% |
90.0% |
6642 |
158 |
Horses |
2.8% |
1.3% |
202 |
2 |
Pigs |
0.6% |
5.7% |
139 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
25.0% |
1.7% |
12049 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.1% |
1.3% |
2593 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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