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population in the bigger towns is mainly employed with service trades,
industry and tourism, which for the past 20 years has developed into a
leading part of the islandīs economy.
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rural population is mainly employed with the growth of different crops
such as olives, grapes, tomatoes and other vegetables. Especially in the
southern part of Crete there are large areas with greenhouses, where an
intensive production of vegetables takes place.
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flocks of sheep and goats are grazing in the mountain areas in summer. In
winter they are taken to lower areas. The shepherds are motorized by now
and they only rarely stay with the animals in the mountains.
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the towns along the sea many people are also occupied by fishing.
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though people have a main occupation it is a common practice to have a
small piece of land with olives too, for personal use or for farming out.
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women are still occupied at home weaving, sewing and embroidering - often
for the tourism industry.
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the ancient pottery goes on but like the women's occupation it is a
question of production for the tourism. The Cretans meet their own needs
for various containers with plastic articles.
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Agricultural area (1996) 3.221.000 stremmata (1 stremma = 1.000 m2) divided among
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Domestic animals (1996) (in thousands)
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