RESIDENT POPULATION IS ABOUT 10 000 ( 16 INHABITANTS/KM2 AS AGAINST A REGIONAL AVERAGE OF 66 ) .
THE WORKING POPULATION IS MADE UP OF 2 987 PERSONS ; 39 % IN FARMING , 35 % IN THE SECONDARY SECTOR AND 26 % IN SERVICES ; 4,7 % OF THE POPULATION IS ILLITERATE .
INFRASTRUCTURE ( ROADS , DRINKING WATER , ELECTRICITY ) AND SOCIAL SERVICES ( VOCATIONAL TRAINING , HEALTH CARE ) ARE LIMITED .
OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND IS MAINLY IN PUBLIC HANDS ( 84 % IS MUNICIPAL ) . THE PRIVATE PROPERTY ( 13 % ) IS IN EXTREMELY SMALL UNITS : 1 973 HOLDINGS , OF WHICH 88 % ARE SMALLER THAN 5 HA AND ACCOUNT FOR ONLY 6 % OF THE AREA .
THE 29 HOLDINGS OF MORE THAN 50 HA ACCOUNT FOR 90 % OF THE AREA .
ACTIVITIES ARE OF A TRADITIONAL NATURE IN THIS AREA . SOME 100 KM2 IS WOODLAND . THE MAIN CROPS ARE FODDER AND CEREALS . THERE IS EXTENSIVE STOCKFARMING . THE LIVESTOCK COMPRISES 47 000 SHEEP , 28 000 GOATS AND 6 800 CATTLE . GRAZING LAND ACCOUNTS FOR 95 % OF THE UAA . THE PLV ( GROSS SALEABLE PRODUCT ) IS VERY LOW : LIT 170 000 PER HA OF UAA AND LIT 50 000 PER HA OF WOODLAND .
THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR IS MADE UP EXCLUSIVELY OF SMALL AND VERY SMALL TRADESMEN . THEIR EMPLOYEES ( ONE TO TWO EACH ) ARE FOR THE MOST PART EMPLOYED IN ARTISANAL SERVICES ( CARPENTERS , BLACKSMITHS , MECHANICS ) .
ARTISTIC CRAFTWORK HAS GOOD DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS ( TEXTILES , LEATHER , BASKETS , ETC . ) . FURTHERMORE , THE TORTOLI-ARBATAX INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS VERY NEAR THESE FOUR MUNICIPALITIES .
THERE ARE ONLY OCCASIONAL VISITORS IN THE SUMMER AS ACCOMMODATION IS VERY LIMITED BUT THE AREA HAS POTENTIAL FOR TOURISM , WITH ITS CAVES , WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPE , WHICH COULD BE EXPLOITED .
IN THE COASTAL AREAS , THE SCHEME PROVIDES FOR OPERATIONS TO DEVELOP AQUACULTURE IN THE TORTOLI LAGOON , WHICH COVERS 289 HA AND VARIES IN DEPTH BETWEEN ONE METRE AND ONE AND A HALF METRES . A COOPERATIVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE LAGOON .
THE SCHEME WILL EXTEND BEYOND THE AREA DESCRIBED TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR TRIAL MEASURES IN AREAS WITH DIFFERENT FEATURES OR TO PROVIDE A SUFFICIENTLY EXTENSIVE AREA FOR CERTAIN OPERATIONS ; IN PARTICULAR , CERTAIN MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF THE SMES AND CRAFT FIRMS AND THE BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES WILL CONCERN THE ENTIRE UPLAND AREA OF OGLIASTRA .
4 . OPERATIONS
THE OBJECT AND RESULTS SOUGHT SHOULD BE ATTAINED IF THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT :
( A ) AGRICULTURE :
- RATIONALIZATION OF STOCKFARMING BY APPLYING IN PARTICULAR THE RESULTS OF AN AGRIMED STUDY .
- GENETIC IMPROVEMENT AND HEALTH PROTECTION OF LIVESTOCK ,
- MARKETING STRUCTURES ,
- FOREST FIRE PREVENTION ;
( B ) SECONDARY SECTOR :
- INCREASE IN MARKET VALUE AND