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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
493 |
531 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
5 |
17 |
Cattle farms |
3.4% |
7.2% |
17 |
38 |
Number of cattle per holder |
9.3 |
7.8 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
9.4 |
4.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
62.3% |
47.8% |
307 |
254 |
Part-time farms |
34.7% |
48.6% |
171 |
258 |
Other farms |
3.0% |
3.6% |
15 |
19 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
2698 |
2545 |
Family labour |
66.6% |
68.3% |
1798 |
1737 |
Non-family labour |
33.4% |
31.7% |
900 |
808 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
3464 |
1680 |
Vinyards (ha) |
14.5% |
2.4% |
503 |
41 |
Orchards (ha) |
26.6% |
79.5% |
923 |
1336 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.3% |
0.7% |
44 |
12 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
57.1% |
14.8% |
1979 |
249 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
152 |
336 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
90.0% |
70.8% |
158 |
298 |
Horses |
1.3% |
8.0% |
2 |
27 |
Pigs |
5.7% |
10.4% |
29 |
116 |
Sheep and goat |
1.7% |
9.9% |
17 |
222 |
Poultry |
1.3% |
0.8% |
503 |
708 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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