Final results from December 2006 agricultural census [electronic resource]
Language: English Publication details: 2007Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Contains final figures which indicate that, compared with December 2005: for intensive livestock, the number of pigs fell by five per cent to 469 700, and the number of poultry fell by 11 per cent from 14.6 million to 13.1 million; the number of sheep fell by one per cent from 5.3 million to 5.2 million; the number of cattle also fell by one per cent from 1.90 million to 1.87 million; the area of wheat rose by six per cent from 96 000 hectares to 102 000 hectares; the area of barley was unchanged, remaining at around 55 000 hectares; the total number of regular staff employed fell by four%, and there was an increase of seven% in the number of casual/seasonal staff; and overall, there was a slight drop in the number of staff employed (down by around 500 to 20 000). Tables.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Contains final figures which indicate that, compared with December 2005: for intensive livestock, the number of pigs fell by five per cent to 469 700, and the number of poultry fell by 11 per cent from 14.6 million to 13.1 million; the number of sheep fell by one per cent from 5.3 million to 5.2 million; the number of cattle also fell by one per cent from 1.90 million to 1.87 million; the area of wheat rose by six per cent from 96 000 hectares to 102 000 hectares; the area of barley was unchanged, remaining at around 55 000 hectares; the total number of regular staff employed fell by four%, and there was an increase of seven% in the number of casual/seasonal staff; and overall, there was a slight drop in the number of staff employed (down by around 500 to 20 000). Tables.