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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
493 |
43 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
5 |
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Cattle farms |
3.4% |
51.2% |
17 |
22 |
Number of cattle per holder |
9.3 |
14.2 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
9.4 |
17.1 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
62.3% |
16.3% |
307 |
7 |
Part-time farms |
34.7% |
76.7% |
171 |
33 |
Other farms |
3.0% |
7.0% |
15 |
3 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2698 |
129 |
Family labour |
66.6% |
94.6% |
1798 |
122 |
Non-family labour |
33.4% |
5.4% |
900 |
7 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
3464 |
480 |
Vinyards (ha) |
14.5% |
0.0% |
503 |
0 |
Orchards (ha) |
26.6% |
0.2% |
923 |
1 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.3% |
22.5% |
44 |
108 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
57.1% |
77.1% |
1979 |
370 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
152 |
274 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
90.0% |
89.2% |
158 |
312 |
Horses |
1.3% |
2.9% |
2 |
8 |
Pigs |
5.7% |
5.4% |
29 |
49 |
Sheep and goat |
1.7% |
2.0% |
17 |
37 |
Poultry |
1.3% |
0.4% |
503 |
241 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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