RA — Culture — Small farms

# **Cultures by municipality** **Agreste — Agricultural Census (1970, 1979, 1988, 2000, 2010)** **** All holdings (excluding collective grazing) Small farms Medium and large holdings Reference years: 1970,1979,1988, 2000, 2010 Culture category: Agricultural area used (1) Agricultural area used outside Christmas trees Cereals Common wheat _ Common winter wheat and spelt — 2010 _ Common spring wheat — 2010 Durum wheat _ Winter durum wheat — 2010 _ Spring durum wheat — 2010 Barley and escourgeon _ Winter barley and escourgeon — 2010 _ Spring barley — 2010 Oats _ Winter oats — 2010 _ Spring oats — 2010 Triticale Rye Grain Corn and Seed Corn Sorghum-Grain Rice _ Indica rice — 2010 _ Other rice — 2010 Mixtures and other cereals _ Winter mixes _ Mixtures and other spring crops Cereals not specified (DOM) Oilseeds, protein crops, fibre plants (Total) Oilseeds Rapeseed _ Rapeseed spring grain and shuttle — 2010 _ Rapeseed winter grain — 2010 Sunflower Soybean Oilseed flax Other oilseeds Protein crops Protein peas Beans, beans Soft Lupin Fibre plants Textile flax Hemp including paper Other textile plants Protein oilseeds not specified (DOM) Industrial crops Industrial beet Hops Tobacco Medicinal plants, perfumed, aromatic and condimentary Seed seed Sugar cane Other industrial crops _ Coffee chicory — 2010 _ Endive root — 2010 _ Other cult. indust. except chicory or endive — 2010 Forage and areas still in grass Maize forage and silage Forage root plants Other annual fodder _ Annual legumes _ Other annual fodder (excluding legumes) Artificial grassland Temporary grassland Still grass area (STH) Area still in productive grass Area still in low-productive grass Potatoes and tubers New or Early Potatoes Semi-season potatoes and storage Seed potatoes Starch-making Tubers (excluding potatoes) _ Yam — 2010 _ Madeira, dachine — 2010 _ Cassava — 2010 _ Sweet potato — 2010 _ Other tubers — 2010 Dried vegetables _ Lentils, chickpeas, beans — 2010 _ Dried lentils, chickpeas, beans — 2010 Other arable land Fresh vegetables, strawberries, melons Flowers and ornamental plants Vines Wine grape vines Table grape vines Wine nurseries Rootstock mother vines Permanent crops maintained Orchards 9 species Stone fruit Pomegranate fruit (2) Nuts Citrus fruits Small fruit Tropical fruit Permanent fruit crops (DOM — 2000) Ornamental, fruit, forest nurseries Energy crops Christmas Trees-2010 Description of operation: Holdings with Corresponding area (hectares) * * * # **The agricultural censuses,** ten-year surveys, offer an instant, complete and detailed picture of a key sector of the French and European economy: agriculture (agricultural population, plant areas, including wine-growing, animal numbers, means of production, ancillary activities, etc.). It answers questions as diverse as they are varied, at all geographical levels, allowing comparisons at the finest level (canton, commune) and takes into account local specificities as well as new challenges in agriculture, such as signs of quality, territorial farm contracts, cultivation practices, etc. It is also interested in the smallest farms, the important local impact. To prepare for the future of the agricultural world: The agricultural census makes it possible to measure the impact of agricultural policies, in particular the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), on agricultural practices and the environment. It gives political leaders, national elected officials and representatives of the profession keys to prepare future agricultural laws and regulations and international negotiations. It provides elected representatives of rural municipalities with valuable data for spatial management and spatial planning. The 2010 agricultural census follows the 1970, 1979, 1988 and 2000 censuses. The 2020 agricultural census will start soon. The main data relate to: Crops and areas under cultivation, Livestock farming and livestock, The ways in which crops are protected, The equipment of the holdings, Diversification of activities (green tourism...), Marketing of products (AOC, direct sale to consumers, etc.), The employment (wage, family employment, etc.) and the level of training of the operator, Management of the operation. There is no question about the financial performance or income of farmers. **Who was identified?** The investigators identified all production units meeting **3 criteria** > produce agricultural products; > have an independent day-to-day management; > reach or exceed a certain threshold in area, production or number of animals. **This threshold has been defined as follows: > a utilised agricultural area (UAA) greater than or equal to 1 hectare; > **or** a specialised crop area equal to or greater than 20 ares; > **or** sufficient agricultural production activity estimated in number of animals, production area or minimum production volume.