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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
493 |
42 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
5 |
7 |
Cattle farms |
3.4% |
57.1% |
17 |
24 |
Number of cattle per holder |
9.3 |
8.1 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
9.4 |
6.0 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
62.3% |
9.5% |
307 |
4 |
Part-time farms |
34.7% |
88.1% |
171 |
37 |
Other farms |
3.0% |
2.4% |
15 |
1 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2698 |
105 |
Family labour |
66.6% |
99.0% |
1798 |
104 |
Non-family labour |
33.4% |
1.0% |
900 |
1 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
3464 |
246 |
Vinyards (ha) |
14.5% |
0.0% |
503 |
0 |
Orchards (ha) |
26.6% |
0.0% |
923 |
0 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.3% |
11.0% |
44 |
27 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
57.1% |
89.0% |
1979 |
219 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
152 |
271 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
90.0% |
56.4% |
158 |
194 |
Horses |
1.3% |
8.5% |
2 |
23 |
Pigs |
5.7% |
6.4% |
29 |
58 |
Sheep and goat |
1.7% |
28.5% |
17 |
515 |
Poultry |
1.3% |
0.2% |
503 |
123 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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