The Dept. of Agriculture says 26,000 women are farming across Ireland.
Under 1% of women farmers in Ireland are farming in Kildare.
That's according to data released by the Dept. of Agriculture, showing 831 women in farming in this county
That's out of a total population of 26,507 across Ireland.
The number of women farming in Ireland is higher than in 13 other counties.
County | No. of Female Farmers |
---|---|
Carlow | 404 |
Cavan | 771 |
Clare | 1,156 |
Cork | 2,942 |
Donegal | 1,633 |
Dublin | 490 |
Galway | 2,323 |
Kerry | 1,356 |
Kildare | 831 |
Kilkenny | 644 |
Laois | 514 |
Leitrim | 767 |
Limerick | 1,058 |
Longford | 452 |
Louth | 371 |
Mayo | 2,280 |
Meath | 1,033 |
Monaghan | 618 |
Offaly | 507 |
Roscommon | 975 |
Sligo | 858 |
Tipperary | 1,438 |
Waterford | 610 |
Westmeath | 645 |
Wexford | 1,080 |
Wicklow | 751 |
TOTAL | 26,507 |