Regional dynamics in mountain areas and the need for integrated policies

Table 5: Mountain farms according to categories of difficulty (1995)

	Mountain Farms				total	non-moun- tain farms in mountain area	Mountain area sum	Austria
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	total	non-moun- tain farms in mountain area	Mountain area sum	Austria
in % of Austria	11.4	9.9	12.1	_______2.6	36.0	_______166	48.6 (1)	__________100
Share of UAA (in %)_____________	15.3	12.0	13.8	3.0	51.7	8.6	48.8	100
Share of LU (in %)	19.3	14.3	15.1	_______2.5	51.2	___________7.3	__________52.3	__________100
SGM per ha farm area 2)________________	94	73	59	48	73	60	67	100
Farm income level per labour unit (Austria = 100)	87	84	78	61	82	-	85	100
Household income level per labour unit (Austria = 100)	92	88	85	79	88	-	90	100

1) 10.141 mountain farm units are not situated in the mountain area but in general in adjacent less-favoured areas.

2) Standard Gross Margin (SGM) in relation to sum of UAA and forest area

Source: OSTAT, Dax 1997