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Through the preservation of sound and unspoilt living spaces, domestic agriculture ensures the diversity of rural areas, creates jobs and adds value to the region.

Even in the agricultural sector, there have been revolutionary changes...

The alpine land area in use as mountain pastures in 2004 represents more than half of the total useful agricultural land in Vorarlberg.

This slogan is used as a call to nature-lovers to respect the habitats of plants and animals, and to ensure the preservation of protected areas and areas of natural beauty.

Since the autumn of 2005, Vorarlberg has had three areas of gastronomic distinction, characterized by their leading products: the alpine and mountain cheeses of the Bregenzerwald, Großwalsertal mountain cheese and the “Montafoner Surer Kees”.

Animal husbandry is almost the only means available for the exploitation of grasslands and alpine pastures for food production. 32 of Austria’s 99 creameries and alpine dairy farms are located in Vorarlberg.

Two major sectors of crop cultivation in Vorarlberg are fruit growing and fodder cultivation.

Vorarlberg has some 400 biofarms, organized in the form of individual bio-cooperatives. Furthermore, the sowing of genetically-modified seed is prohibited in Vorarlberg.