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55 % of the agricultural land in Vorarlberg is used for dairy farming.

Projects for the "electrification of agriculture" are aimed at connecting farms and other rural businesses to the public power supply network or ensuring the power supply with the aid of renewable energy sources.

Natural catastrophes include damage to and destruction of farms, buildings, transport systems, water supply systems and energy supply systems caused by floods, avalanches, mudslides, landslides, snow pressure, earthquakes, hurricanes and rock falls.

All investment subsidies for individual businesses within the framework of the Austrian Program for the Development of Rural Areas are handled by the Regional Agricultural Authority.

Roads and paths are an essential part of the infrastructure of the mountain regions in Vorarlberg.

The sustainable development of rural regions is extremely important in terms of both the economy and the ecology.

The Regional Agricultural Authority is the supervisory authority over the regulated and unregulated agricultural cooperatives and arbitrates on disputes among members.

The agricultural law commission is aimed at securing agricultural land for farmers.

The agricultural and forestry inspectorate is responsible for the protection of agricultural and forestry workers, office workers and trainees and for family employees in agricultural and forestry businesses.

The department of cable car engineering in the Office of the State government provides the planning and construction supervision of agricultural goods cable cars for the Regional Agricultural Authority Bregenz.

The Regional Agricultural Authority Bregenz is the State agency responsible for the Leader+ Program Vorarlberg.