Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation
The economic size of ongoing farms increased by an average of 11 % between 1990 and 1997.
The economic size of ongoing farms increased by an average of 11 % between 1990 and 1997.
The economic size of ongoing farms increased by an average of 11 % between 1990 and 1997.
In France, as in several other countries, beef production and prices are cyclical.
Between 1991 and 1996 farmers enjoyed increases in income from independant activity that were more favorable than those of small individual business retailers, builders, transporters, and those in business and household services (excluding health care).
Among « small » independant businesses people - merchants, craftsmen, industrialists or members of the professions -, farmers characteristically possess a large capital base, constituted in large part of tangible fixed assets.
The diversity found among mountain-area breeding systems is due to a combination of factors : the particular mountain range, the economic orientation of the farm - cattle or sheep, dairy or meet productions - and to the size of the herds.
Multiplying the cultivated area by the average quantity of mineral nitrogen spread per hectare provides an estimation of the volume of mineral nitrogen which is consumed at the regional level.
The composition of farm families, like that of all French families, has evolved over time : more people living alone, and fewer children per family.
The number of local shops dropped sharply between 1979 and 1998, as a result of the competition from supermarkets and larger retail stores.
Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation