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 %
0
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100000
150000
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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!