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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
493 |
2444 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
5 |
563 |
Cattle farms |
3.4% |
67.3% |
17 |
1644 |
Number of cattle per holder |
9.3 |
22.8 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
9.4 |
21.0 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
62.3% |
42.5% |
307 |
1039 |
Part-time farms |
34.7% |
49.8% |
171 |
1217 |
Other farms |
3.0% |
7.7% |
15 |
188 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2698 |
6540 |
Family labour |
66.6% |
92.4% |
1798 |
6041 |
Non-family labour |
33.4% |
7.6% |
900 |
499 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
3464 |
42371 |
Vinyards (ha) |
14.5% |
0.0% |
503 |
0 |
Orchards (ha) |
26.6% |
0.1% |
923 |
28 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.3% |
3.8% |
44 |
1622 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
57.1% |
96.0% |
1979 |
40691 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
152 |
32901 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
90.0% |
89.6% |
158 |
37409 |
Horses |
1.3% |
3.6% |
2 |
1188 |
Pigs |
5.7% |
4.1% |
29 |
4494 |
Sheep and goat |
1.7% |
2.3% |
17 |
5112 |
Poultry |
1.3% |
0.3% |
503 |
28449 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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