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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
493 |
59 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
5 |
7 |
Cattle farms |
3.4% |
81.4% |
17 |
48 |
Number of cattle per holder |
9.3 |
24.1 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
9.4 |
14.3 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
62.3% |
66.1% |
307 |
39 |
Part-time farms |
34.7% |
32.2% |
171 |
19 |
Other farms |
3.0% |
1.7% |
15 |
1 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2698 |
131 |
Family labour |
66.6% |
96.9% |
1798 |
127 |
Non-family labour |
33.4% |
3.1% |
900 |
4 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
3464 |
802 |
Vinyards (ha) |
14.5% |
0.0% |
503 |
0 |
Orchards (ha) |
26.6% |
0.0% |
923 |
0 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.3% |
14.8% |
44 |
119 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
57.1% |
85.0% |
1979 |
682 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
152 |
988 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
90.0% |
94.0% |
158 |
1159 |
Horses |
1.3% |
1.7% |
2 |
17 |
Pigs |
5.7% |
2.7% |
29 |
90 |
Sheep and goat |
1.7% |
0.9% |
17 |
56 |
Poultry |
1.3% |
0.7% |
503 |
1764 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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