Agriculture provided employment for 282 people in 2003. In that same year, the total number of farms in the agriculture industry was 10 111, largely made up of family farms whose primary economic activity is agriculture. The total amount of arable land that year was 20 972 hectares, while the amount used was 17 741 hectares, the majority of which was occupied by plough-land and gardens. During 2003, 38 firms were active in the agriculture sector.