Table 3. Agricultural machinery and equipment used
|
Year |
Temporary and _______(000s ha)_______ |
Tractors |
ha per |
Harvesters- |
Milking |
|
1985 |
__________________141.6 |
13,316 |
10.6 |
519 |
755~~ |
|
1990 |
__________________141.5 |
14,500 |
9.8 |
_____________580 |
________790 |
|
1995 |
__________________134.4 |
16,600 |
8.1 |
_____________650 |
________840 |
|
1998 |
__________________138.2 |
17,000 |
8.1 |
_____________660 |
________900 |
|
1999 |
__________________137.2 |
17,100 |
8.0 |
_____________660 |
________875 |
|
2000 |
__________________135.2 |
17,150 |
7.9 |
_____________665 |
________870 |
|
2001 |
__________________133.6 |
17,150 |
7.8 |
_____________665 |
________870 |
Source: FAOSTAT and Statistical Service
Table 4. Inter- temporal development of
agricultural and urban populations in Cyprus
|
Year________ |
Agriculture (%) |
Urban (%) |
|
1960________ |
____________64 |
____________36 |
|
1973________ |
_____________58 |
___________42 |
|
1976________ |
____________47 |
_____________53 |
|
1982________ |
_____________38 |
___________62 |
|
1992________ |
_____________32 |
___________68 |
|
2001________ |
_____________31 |
___________69 |
Source: Statistical Service
Table 5. Agricultural units and plots ranked by acreage
|
CYPRUS (1994) |
EU-15 (1997) | |||
|
Grading by plot |
No. of Agric. |
% |
No. of Agric. |
% |
|
Plots (000s) |
Plots (000s) | |||
|
<5________________ |
_______36.8_______ |
82.1 |
3,866.9 |
55.6 |
|
5- 10_________________ |
_____________5.2 |
11.5 |
_______929.2 |
13.4 |
|
10-20____________ |
1.9__________ |
4.3 |
_______757.7 |
10.9 |
|
20-50______________ |
0.9_______________ |
2.1 |
_________802 |
11.5 |
|
> 50______________ |
- - - |
- - - |
598.5 |
8.6 |
|
Total_______________ |
44.8 |
100.0 |
6,954.3 |
100.0 |
Source: Papayiannis and Markou, 1999
Table 6. Median Farming Income by type of Farming Activity
(1994)
|
Farming Type________________________ |
Income (CYP) |
|
Olive production_______________________ |
_______________2,000 |
|
Grape growing________________________ |
_______________3,000 |
|
Fruit trees_________________________________ |
_______________3,500 |
|
Grains__________________________________ |
_______________4,000 |
|
Citrus______________________________________ |
_______________4,500 |
|
Sheep/Goats__________________________ |
_______________6,000 |
|
Vegetables_____________________________ |
_______________7,000 |
|
Potatoes________________________________ |
_______________8,000 |
|
Chicken farming______________________ |
______________11,000 |
|
Ornamental plants and flowers_________ |
_____________28,000 |
|
Cattle breeding__________________________ |
_____________38,000 |
|
Pig farming___________________________ |
_____________52,000 |
Source: Papayiannis and Markou, 1999
Table 7. Potatoes production and consumption profile
|
Year |
Area |
Local |
Imports |
Exports |
Consumpti |
SSR |
18