AGRICULTURE OF HARGITA COUNTY

Margit Csíki

Co-financed by the European Union within the programme "Europe for Citizens" 2007-2013

Montainous and disadvantaged regions:Montainous and disadvantaged regions:

Hargita county:6639 km2

- 93 % highland (61 places)- 7 % hills (6 places)

Hargita County

Agricultural areas

59%

Forest36%

Other areas5%

Agricultural area

Forest

Other areas

The agricultural areas according to sector of cultivation:The agricultural areas according to sector of cultivation:

Name Area (hectares) % of total areas % of agricultur

al areas

Ploughland 91720 13.82 23.14

Meadow 157084 23.66 39.63

Pasture 146817 22.11 37.04

Vineyard 35 0.01 0.01

Fruit orchard 762 0.11 0.19

Total agricultural areas:

396418 59.61 100.00

The agricultural areas of Hargita county according to sector of cultivation

Ploughland23%

Meadow40%

Pasture37%

Vineyard0%

Fruit orchards0%

Ploughland

Meadow

Pasture

Vineyard

Fruit orchard

Amount of moisture (mm)Amount of moisture (mm)

PLACEYearly average

YEARS

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Csíkszereda 591,4 426,5 604,3 759,1 587,6 651,1 673,5

Székelyudvarhely 610,4 463,9 575,2 845,4 573,1 657,8 693,3

Gyergyóalfalu 520,3 389,1 580,7 641,5 504,3 564,0 650,7

Crop structureCrop structure 2008-ban: 2008-ban:

Plant Area (hectares) %

Wheat, rye 11885 12.96

Barley 7257 7.91

Oats 4594 5.01

Corn 3073 3.35

Potato 12601 13.74

Sugar beet 288 0.31

Vegetables 1318 1.44

Annual fodder plants 5139 5.60

Perennial fodder plants 35512 38.72

Others 174 0.19

Uncultivated areas, wasteland 9879 10.77

 Total: 91720 100

Yield results:Yield results:

Plant Average yield Kg/ha

Wheat, rye 2744

Barley 2170

Oats 1856

Corn 3989

Potato 15154

Sugar beet 28875

Vegetables 13035

Annual fodder plants 18101

Perennial fodder plants 12663

Number of animals from Number of animals from 19901990 to to 2008: 2008:

Years NeatSheep and

goatsSwine Poultry

1990 122332 278654 142617 1706361

1992 83786 236768 116764 517514

1994 92154 243759 101668 457879

1996 92679 216208 93275 468082

1998 77001 159177 77050 405808

2000 63375 141598 57675 455391

2002 71859 141087 66764 454100

2004 74162 147032 53406 464300

2006 76132 164970 52718 464780

2008 72887 183722 41783 402865

Decrease % 40 % 34 % 71 % 76 %

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1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

Szarvasmarha

Juh és kecske

Sertés

Number of farms in 2005Number of farms in 2005

HARGITA COUNTY Number of farmsTotal area

(ha)

Culticated agricultural areas

(ha)

Individual famrs 73339 313239 296597

Agricultural companies 18 3247 2443

Commercial companies 35 1063 1022

Governmental farms - - -

Self-governments 75 41440 16546

Co-ops 1 0 0

Others 264 104147 18755

Overall artificial people 393 149998 38766

Total number of farms 73732 463237 335363

Number of farms according to their size:Number of farms according to their size:

Form of property/ size of area(ha) 0.1-1 1-5 5-10 10-20 20-50

50-100

100 fölött Összes

Own property 23048 27590 11112 4905 1821 182 109 68767

Rented from government 137 15 2 11 5 8 2 180

Rented from individual owner 203 439 488 215 134 22 14 1515

Partner cultivation 37 478 195 98 134 5 8 955

Rent free cultivation 578 830 408 229 60 3 2 2110

Other form 21 79 72 6 10 9 8 205

Total: 24024 29431 12277 5464 2164 229 143 73732

Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!