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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
265 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
3 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
66.4% |
3.4% |
176 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
18.3 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
9.0 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
57.0% |
62.3% |
151 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
40.8% |
34.7% |
108 |
171 |
Other farms |
2.3% |
3.0% |
6 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1262 |
2698 |
Family labour |
90.2% |
66.6% |
1138 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
9.8% |
33.4% |
124 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
2079 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.9% |
14.5% |
18 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
2.7% |
26.6% |
56 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
2.3% |
1.3% |
48 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
94.1% |
57.1% |
1956 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
3049 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
84.7% |
90.0% |
3221 |
158 |
Horses |
9.4% |
1.3% |
287 |
2 |
Pigs |
3.0% |
5.7% |
309 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
2.4% |
1.7% |
482 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.5% |
1.3% |
3598 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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