DOCSLIB.ORG

Fact-Finding Agro-Food Bolivia with a Special Focus on the Santa Cruz Region

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Fact-Finding Agro-Food Bolivia with a Special Focus on the Santa Cruz Region Fact-finding Agro-Food Bolivia With a special focus on the Santa Cruz region Commissioned by the ministry of Foreign Affairs Fact-finding Agro-food Bolivia With a special focus on Santa Cruz region ICI Business Fact-finding Bolivia 2016-2017 Commissioned by the Royal Dutch embassy in Lima Michel Peperkamp – ICI Business | Access Latin America With contribution of: Maarten Kraaijenhagen – Access Latin America With special thanks to Hans van Mourik (Dutch embassy) and all the Bolivian entities and entrepreneurs that provided information and shared their views. [2] Contents Executive summary .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Bolivia in general ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Bolivian regions .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Agricultural inputs .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Agroindustry .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Soybean ......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Sugar cane ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Maize ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 Sorghum ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 Wheat ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 Sunflower ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Feed ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 Livestock and processed animal products ....................................................................................................... 24 Poultry ........................................................................................................................................................... 26 Cattle ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 Dairy ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 Other Agrofood industries .............................................................................................................................. 35 Overview of the future challenges .................................................................................................................. 40 Public and private organizations ..................................................................................................................... 42 Public policies ................................................................................................................................................. 45 Public investments Bolivia .............................................................................................................................. 47 Doing business in Bolivia ................................................................................................................................ 52 Challenges and needs for Dutch companies in Bolivia ..................................................................................... 53 Dutch companies ........................................................................................................................................... 55 Financing opportunities and obstacles ............................................................................................................ 56 Leading companies in Bolivia ......................................................................................................................... 58 Opportunities for Dutch-Bolivian cooperation ................................................................................................ 59 Annex I: SWOT analysis .................................................................................................................................. 64 Annex II: References ....................................................................................................................................... 66 Annex III: Project opportunity: a Mennonite cooperative ................................................................................ 68 Annex IV: PSI Projects ..................................................................................................................................... 71 Annex V: Trade fairs and events ......................................................................................................................75 Annex VI: Information & links ......................................................................................................................... 76 Annex VII: Inputs, machinery and feed ............................................................................................................ 78 Annex VIII: Soybean ....................................................................................................................................... 79 Annex IX: Sugar cane ...................................................................................................................................... 80 Annex X: Maize ............................................................................................................................................... 81 Annex XI: Wheat ............................................................................................................................................. 82 Annex XII: Sunflower ...................................................................................................................................... 83 Annex XIII: Sorghum ....................................................................................................................................... 84 Annex XIV: Rice .............................................................................................................................................. 85 Annex XV: Sesame ......................................................................................................................................... 86 Annex XVI: Other crops .................................................................................................................................. 87 Annex XVII: Poultry ........................................................................................................................................ 88 Annex XVIII: Livestock and beef ...................................................................................................................... 91 Annex XIV: Dairy ............................................................................................................................................ 93 Annex XX: Pigs ............................................................................................................................................... 95 Annex XXI: Productive maps ........................................................................................................................... 96 [3] Executive summary A quick overview in English, Spanish and Dutch In the last decade Bolivia showed a significant development in the agricultural production and agro-food industry. A positive contributing factor was the strong GDP growth from 2006 until 2015, supported by the high prices for gas and minerals. While mining and gas revenues decreased in recent years, the agricultural sector remains a very valuable economic driver for Bolivia. It is a sector in which opportunities are endless, but with deviant local circumstances and the typical challenges of a country in development. Fact-finding This fact-finding report, commissioned by the Dutch embassy in Lima, has the objective to pinpoint some of the challenges in Bolivian agribusiness as well as to identify potential opportunities for bilateral cooperation on different levels of the private, non-profit and public sector. Certain findings may be a motive for further investigation. The principle focus of this report will be on the agricultural commodities and livestock (cattle and poultry) and some of their related businesses such as feed, dairy and meat. However, potential opportunities in preserving fruit, high value crops and food processing are also briefly reviewed. Department of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is the centre of agricultural development, especially in commodity crops as well as commercial livestock. The different agro industries
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Races of Maize in Bolivia
    RACES OF MAIZE IN BOLIVIA Ricardo Ramírez E. David H. Timothy Efraín DÍaz B. U. J. Grant in collaboration with G. Edward Nicholson Edgar Anderson William L. Brown NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Publication 747 Funds were provided for publication by a contract between the National Academythis of Sciences -National Research Council and The Institute of Inter-American Affairs of the International Cooperation Administration. The grant was made the of the Committee on Preservation of Indigenousfor Strainswork of Maize, under the Agricultural Board, a part of the Division of Biology and Agriculture of the National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council. RACES OF MAIZE IN BOLIVIA Ricardo Ramírez E., David H. Timothy, Efraín Díaz B., and U. J. Grant in collaboration with G. Edward Nicholson Calle, Edgar Anderson, and William L. Brown Publication 747 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Washington, D. C. 1960 COMMITTEE ON PRESERVATION OF INDIGENOUS STRAINS OF MAIZE OF THE AGRICULTURAL BOARD DIVISIONOF BIOLOGYAND AGRICULTURE NATIONALACADEMY OF SCIENCES- NATIONALRESEARCH COUNCIL Ralph E. Cleland, Chairman J. Allen Clark, Executive Secretary Edgar Anderson Claud L. Horn Paul C. Mangelsdorf William L. Brown Merle T. Jenkins G. H. Stringfield C. O. Erlanson George F. Sprague Other publications in this series: RACES OF MAIZE IN CUBA William H. Hatheway NAS -NRC Publication 453 I957 Price $1.50 RACES OF MAIZE IN COLOMBIA M. Roberts, U. J. Grant, Ricardo Ramírez E., L. W. H. Hatheway, and D. L. Smith in collaboration with Paul C. Mangelsdorf NAS-NRC Publication 510 1957 Price $1.50 RACES OF MAIZE IN CENTRAL AMERICA E.
    [Show full text]
  • Zwischen Plautdietsch, Hochdeutsch Und Spanisch : Dreisprachigkeit Von in Paraguay Und Bolivien Lebenden Mennoniten Und Ihre
    Zwischen Plautdietsch, Hochdeutsch und Spanisch: Dreisprachigkeit von in Paraguay und Bolivien lebenden Mennoniten und ihre Auswirkung auf die spanische Lernersprache Inaugural Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Philosophie in der Fakultät für Philologie der RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM vorgelegt von Kristin Ostendorf Gedruckt mit der Genehmigung der Fakultät für Philologie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Referent: ___________________________________________Prof. Dr. Judith Visser Korreferent: ___________________________________________Prof. Dr. Gerald Bernhard Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: _________________________4. Dezember 2017 Meiner Mutter (†2012) Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Einleitung 9 2 Mennoniten: Glaube, Herkunft, Geschichte und Tradition 13 2.1 DieEntstehungdesmennonitischenGlaubens............ 13 2.2 GlaubensgrundlagenundLebensweisederMennoniten....... 14 3 Sprache und Migration 19 3.1 Sprachgebrauch religi¨oserGruppen.................. 20 3.2 AuswanderungsbewegungenderMennoniten............. 21 3.2.1DeutscheinRussland...................... 23 3.2.2DeutscheinderUkraine.................... 25 3.3 AnabaptisteninAmerikaundKanada................ 28 3.4 Anabaptisten in Sudamerika......................¨ 41 3.5 AußenkontaktederMennoniten.................... 45 4 Mennoniten in Sudamerika:¨ untersuchte Ziell¨ander 49 4.1 Spanisch in Sudamerika........................¨ 49 4.2 Paraguay................................. 50 4.2.1LandesinformationenzuParaguay............... 50 4.2.2MennoniteninParaguay.................... 51 4.2.3SpanischinParaguay.....................
    [Show full text]
  • Chain Agriculture
    Working 6 Paper BRICS and MICs in Bolivia’s ‘value’-chain agriculture Ben McKay April 2015 1 BRICS and MICs in Bolivia’s ‘value’‐chain agriculture by Ben McKay Published by: BRICS Initiative for Critical Agrarian Studies (BICAS) in collaboration with: Universidade de Brasilia Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro Rua Quirino de Andrade, 215 Brasília – DF 70910‐900 São Paulo ‐ SP 01049010 Brazil Brazil Tel: +55 61 3107‐3300 Tel: +55‐11‐5627‐0233 E‐mail: [email protected] E‐mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.unb.br/ Website: www.unesp.br Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Transnational Institute Av. Paulo Gama, 110 ‐ Bairro Farroupilha PO Box 14656 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 1001 LD Amsterdam Brazil The Netherlands Tel: +55 51 3308‐3281 Tel: +31 20 662 66 08 Fax: +31 20 675 71 76 E‐mail: [email protected] E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.ufrgs.br/ Website: www.tni.org Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) International Institute of Social Studies University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17 P.O. Box 29776 Bellville 7535, Cape Town 2502 LT The Hague South Africa The Netherlands Tel: +27 21 959 3733 Fax: +27 21 959 3732 Tel: +31 70 426 0460 Fax: +31 70 426 079 E‐mail: [email protected] E‐mail: [email protected] Website: www.plaas.org.za Website: www.iss.nl College of Humanities and Development Studies Future Agricultures Consortium China Agricultural University Institute of Development Studies No. 2 West Yuanmingyuan Road, Haidian District University of Sussex Beijing 100193 Brighton BN1 9RE PR China England Tel: +86 10 62731605 Fax: +86 10 62737725 Tel: +44 (0)1273 915670 E‐mail: [email protected] E‐mail: info@future‐agricultures.org Website: http://cohd.cau.edu.cn/ Website: http://www.future‐agricultures.org/ ©April 2015 Editorial committee: Jun Borras, Ben Cousins, Juan Liu & Ben McKay Published with support from Ford Foundation and the National Research Foundation of South Africa.
    [Show full text]
  • Root-Hair Endophyte Stacking in Finger Millet Creates a Physicochemical Barrier to Trap the Fungal Pathogen Fusarium Graminearum
    UC Davis UC Davis Previously Published Works Title Root-hair endophyte stacking in finger millet creates a physicochemical barrier to trap the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum. Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7b87c4z1 Journal Nature microbiology, 1(12) ISSN 2058-5276 Authors Mousa, Walaa K Shearer, Charles Limay-Rios, Victor et al. Publication Date 2016-09-26 DOI 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.167 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California ARTICLES PUBLISHED: 26 SEPTEMBER 2016 | ARTICLE NUMBER: 16167 | DOI: 10.1038/NMICROBIOL.2016.167 Root-hair endophyte stacking in finger millet creates a physicochemical barrier to trap the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum Walaa K. Mousa1,2, Charles Shearer1, Victor Limay-Rios3, Cassie L. Ettinger4,JonathanA.Eisen4 and Manish N. Raizada1* The ancient African crop, finger millet, has broad resistance to pathogens including the toxigenic fungus Fusarium graminearum. Here, we report the discovery of a novel plant defence mechanism resulting from an unusual symbiosis between finger millet and a root-inhabiting bacterial endophyte, M6 (Enterobacter sp.). Seed-coated M6 swarms towards root-invading Fusarium and is associated with the growth of root hairs, which then bend parallel to the root axis, subsequently forming biofilm-mediated microcolonies, resulting in a remarkable, multilayer root-hair endophyte stack (RHESt). The RHESt results in a physical barrier that prevents entry and/or traps F. graminearum, which is then killed. M6 thus creates its own specialized killing microhabitat. Tn5-mutagenesis shows that M6 killing requires c-di-GMP-dependent signalling, diverse fungicides and resistance to a Fusarium-derived antibiotic. Further molecular evidence suggests long-term host–endophyte– pathogen co-evolution.
    [Show full text]
  • Adoption of Maize and Wheat Technologies in Eastern Africa: a Synthesis of the Findings of 22 Case Studies
    ISSN: 0258-8587 E C O N O M I C S W O R K I N G P A P E R 0 3 - 0 1 Adoption of Maize and Wheat Technologies in Eastern Africa: A Synthesis of the Findings of 22 Case Studies CHERYL DOSS, WILFRED MWANGI, HUGO VERKUIJL, AND HUGO DE GROOTE Apartado Postal 6-641, 06600 México, D.F., México Worldwide Web site: www.cimmyt.org E C O N O M I C S Working Paper 03-01 Adoption of Maize and Wheat Technologies in Eastern Africa: A Synthesis of the Findings of 22 Case Studies Cheryl Doss, Wilfred Mwangi, Hugo Verkuijl, and Hugo de Groote* * International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Apartado Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico, D.F., Mexico. The views expressed in this paper are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect the views of CIMMYT. 34 CIMMYT® (www.cimmyt.org) is an internationally funded, nonprofit, scientific research and training organization. Headquartered in Mexico, CIMMYT works with agricultural research institutions worldwide to improve the productivity, profitability, and sustainability of maize and wheat systems for poor farmers in developing countries. It is one of 16 food and environmental organizations known as the Future Harvest Centers. Located around the world, the Future Harvest Centers conduct research in partnership with farmers, scientists, and policymakers to help alleviate poverty and increase food security while protecting natural resources. The centers are supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org), whose members include nearly 60 countries, private foundations, and regional and international organizations.
    [Show full text]
  • Gender Assessment of Plantwise Programme
    Public Document Gender Assessment of Plantwise Programme Bethel Terefe February 2020 KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE Gender Assessment of Plantwise Programme This report is the Copyright of CAB International, on behalf of the sponsors of this work where appropriate. It presents unpublished research findings, which should not be used or quoted without written agreement from CAB International. Unless specifically agreed otherwise in writing, all information herein should be treated as confidential. Table of Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 Background ....................................................................................................................... 1 Objective of the assessment .............................................................................................. 1 Method and Scope ............................................................................................................ 2 2 Conceptual framework on gender integration ................................................................. 2 3 Key highlights on integration of gender in Plantwise programme design and implementation and lessons learned ..................................................................................... 2 Annex 1. Detailed country assessment reports ..................................................................... 7 Ghana ..............................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • 47 Section 3 Maize (Zea Mays Subsp. Mays)
    SECTION 3 MAIZE (ZEA MAYS SUBSP. MAYS) 1. General Information Maize, or corn, is a member of the Maydeae tribe of the grass family, Poaceae. It is a robust monoecious annual plant, which requires the help of man to disperse its seeds for propagation and survival. Corn is the most efficient plant for capturing the energy of the sun and converting it into food, it has a great plasticity adapting to extreme and different conditions of humidity, sunlight, altitude, and temperature. It can only be crossed experimentally with the genus Tripsacum, however member species of its own genus (teosinte) easily hybridise with it under natural conditions. This document describes the particular condition of maize and its wild relatives, and the interactions between open-pollinated varieties and teosinte. It refers to the importance of preservation of native germplasm and it focuses on the singular conditions in its centre of origin and diversity. Several biological and socio-economic factors are considered important in the cultivation of maize and its diversity; therefore these are described as well. A. Use as a crop plant In industrialised countries maize is used for two purposes: 1) to feed animals, directly in the form of grain and forage or sold to the feed industry; and 2) as raw material for extractive industries. "In most industrialised countries, maize has little significance as human food" (Morris, 1998; Galinat, 1988; Shaw, 1988). In the European Union (EU) maize is used as feed as well as raw material for industrial products (Tsaftaris, 1995). Thus, maize breeders in the United States and the EU focus on agronomic traits for its use in the animal feed industry, and on a number of industrial traits such as: high fructose corn syrup, fuel alcohol, starch, glucose, and dextrose (Tsaftaris, 1995).
    [Show full text]
  • El Hinterland Sudamericano En Su Trágico Laberinto Fluvial: Reconstrucción Biogeográfica Y Etnopolítica O Su Hilo De Ariadna (*)
    1 El hinterland sudamericano en su trágico laberinto fluvial: reconstrucción biogeográfica y etnopolítica o su Hilo de Ariadna (*) Por Eduardo R. Saguier Museo Roca-CONICET http://www.er-saguier.org y la contribución cartográfica y digital del Arquitecto e historiador José Antonio Hoyuela Jayo Director del Seminario (TERYSOS, Valladolid, España) Resumen Palabras claves Agradecimientos Indice I.- Crisis nacional latinoamericana y análisis etnográficos y geológicos II.- Pueblos mesiánico-antropofágicos sin estado III.- Peregrinaciones chamánico-animistas IV.- Etnogénesis de la partición sudamericana y de su trágico hinterland V.- Reconstrucción biogeográfica y etnopolítica V-a.- Descubrimiento de varaderos y territorios amazónicos inexplorados VI.- Tratados que abrogan tratados y conflictividad crónica en las demarcaciones amazónico-chaqueñas VII.- Intentos de romper la dualidad biogeográfica y adquirir una nueva identidad espacial (1919-1980) VIII.- Rivalidad entre opciones integradoras y mutiladoras (1969-1998) IX.- Fatalismo geopolítico en espacios hidrográficos desintegrados (1919-2014) IX-a.- Congresos de ingenieros latinoamericanos y el hinterland fluvial X.- Integración biogeográfica pan-amazónica en oposición al modelo mutilador. X-a.- Obras hidráulicas y comparaciones históricas mundiales XI.- Esterilidad de las pugnas entre potencias regionales, malversaciones del BID- Banco Mundial y caracterización de las hidrovías de América Latina Apéndice-A.- Circuito laberíntico fluvial en el espacio amazónico-platino (Mapa I) A-I.- Primer
    [Show full text]
  • Source of the Soybean N Credit in Maize Production
    Plant and Soil 236: 175–184, 2001. 175 © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Source of the soybean N credit in maize production L.E. Gentry1,F.E.Below2,3,M.B.David1 &J.A.Bergerou2 1Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 South Goodwin, Urbana, IL 6180, U.S.A. 2Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A. 3Corresponding author∗ Received 16 January 2001. Accepted in revised form 9 July 2001 2001 Key words: corn, crop rotation, maize, mineralization, residual nitrogen, soybean nitrogen credit Abstract Nitrogen response trials throughout the United States Corn Belt show that economic optimum rates of N fertiliza- tion are usually less for maize (Zea mays L.) following soybean (Glycine max L.) than for maize following maize; however, the cause of this rotation effect is not fully understood. The objective of this study was to investigate the source of the apparent N contribution from soybean to maize (soybean N credit) by comparing soil N mineralization rates in field plots of unfertilized maize that had either nodulated soybean, non-nodulated soybean, or maize as the previous crop. Crop yields, plant N accumulation, soil inorganic N, and net soil mineralization were measured. Both grain yield (6.3 vs. 2.8 Mg ha−1) and above-ground N accumulation (97 vs. 71 kg ha−1) were greatly increased when maize followed nodulated soybean compared with maize following maize. A partial benefit to yield and N accumulation was also observed for maize following non-nodulated soybean. Cumulative net soil N mineralization following nodulated soybean, non-nodulated soybean, and maize was 112, 92 and 79 kg N ha−1, respectively.
    [Show full text]
  • Corn, Is It a Fruit, Vegetable Or Grain? by Anne-Marie Walker
    Corn, Is it a Fruit, Vegetable or Grain? By Anne-Marie Walker Corn, Zea mays, belongs to the Poaceae family, and while eaten sometimes as a vegetable and sometimes as a grain, it is actually classified by botanists as a fruit, as are tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, zucchini and other squashes. Sweet corn is a variant in which the sugar in the fruit kernels turns from sugar to starch less slowly after harvest. When selecting a variety to plant in Marin, home gardeners need to remember that corn germinates best with soil temperatures of at least 60 -70°F. Accordingly, it is classified as a warm season crop that works best in full sun. Before planting, amend the soil with a blended all natural fertilizer (5-5-5) and direct seed covering with about 1 inch of soil. Because corn is wind pollinated, planting four short rows of plants (each about eight feet long) works well. Seeds can be planted every four inches and after three to four leaves appear, thinned to eight inches. When the plants are 12 inches tall, side dress with fertilizer or water with fish emulsion and seaweed product (4-1- 1). Each stalk has been bred to produce two ears, maybe three with optimal conditions. It is unnecessary to remove suckers and if you plant more than one variety, you need to isolate the varieties from each other to ensure maintaining the desirable characteristics; remember it is wind pollinated! A distance of 400 yards is recommended between varieties. Corn is ready to pick when the silk browns, the husk is still green and the kernels are full sized to the tip of the ear.
    [Show full text]
  • El Hinterland Sudamericano En Su Trágico Laberinto Fluvial: Reconstrucción Biogeográfica Y Etnopolítica O Su Hilo De Ariadna (Segunda Parte)
    Artigo original Hegemonia – Revista Eletrônica de Relações Internacionais do Centro Universitário Unieuro ISSN: 1809-1261 UNIEURO, Brasília, número Especial, 2016, pp. 121-174. Recebido em: 2/4/2016 Avaliado em: 1/5/2016 Aprovado em: 9/6/2016 El Hinterland Sudamericano en su Trágico Laberinto Fluvial: Reconstrucción Biogeográfica y Etnopolítica o su Hilo de Ariadna (Segunda Parte) Eduardo R. Saguier1 Resumen: La integración de las cuencas hidrográficas, la globalización del mercado interior, la recuperación de la memoria histórica por parte de los grupos étnicos avasallados, la integración etno-lingüística, la internacionalización de las hidrovías interiores y la construcción de obras hidráulicas en istmos o varaderos --cruciales para la navegación fluvial-- cumpliría entonces los sueños de un mar dulce interior surcado por múltiples, entrelazadas y competitivas hidrovías, que incrementaría el potencial económico, demográfico, lingüístico, y turístico de todo un sub- 1 Doutor em História. Docente e pesquisador do Museo Roca-CONICET. El autor agradece la contribución cartográfica y digital del Arquitecto e historiador José Antonio Hoyuela Jayo Director del Seminario (TERYSOS, Valladolid, España). Cabe consignar que este trabajo no hubiera sido posible sin el apoyo moral e intelectual de mi esposa María Cristina Mendilaharzu, de amigos como Juan Méndez Avellaneda y Mariana Canale Oliver, y de los parroquianos de un popular café palermitano. Asimismo, cabe relatar que este trabajo fue el feliz derivado de una obra colectiva centrada en la construcción de un relato historiográfico para una eventual audiovisual a elaborar, que luego fue deslizándose al estudio de la fiebre cauchera del siglo XIX, y desde este al boom del narcotráfico en el siglo XX, y finalmente, merced al conocimiento de los ríos de la cuenca amazónica recayó en los descubrimientos de Ernesto Baldasarri, Horacio Gallart y Gabriel del Mazo acerca de la frustrada vía hídrica entre Manaos y Buenos Aires.
    [Show full text]
  • Phd Text 2011 Final Unformatted
    Chiquitano and the State Negotiating Identities and Indigenous Territories in Bolivia Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements of the University of Liverpool for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy by Katinka Weber December 2010 Abstract Chiquitano and the State: Negotiating Identities and Indigenous Territories in Bolivia 2010 by Katinka Weber This thesis analyses how Chiquitano people engage with the state and to what effect, based on ethnographic fieldwork carried out between September 2006 and August 2007 in the Bolivian Concepción, San Javier and Lomerío municipalities, in the eastern Bolivian lowlands. It focuses on the most contentious areas of Chiquitano- state relations, namely the emergence of the Chiquitano social movement, the struggle for territory and territorial autonomy and participation in the local state bureaucracy. While Chiquitano interact with the state in order to protect their socio- cultural communal reproduction, this thesis finds that in many ways the Chiquitano organisation acts as part of the state and replicates its neo-liberal multicultural rhetoric. The state remains the main shaper of forms of political engagement and collective identification (such as indigeneity), resonating with Fried’s (1967) and Scott’s (1998) notions that the state implies some sort of process, one of ‘restructuring’ and ‘making legible’. Consequently, this thesis argues that from the Chiquitano perspective, the election of Bolivia’s first indigenous president in 2005 and his radical state reform project through the 2006-2007 Constituent Assembly, has not fundamentally transformed previous patterns of indigenous-state engagement. It posits that the more successful resistance continues to reside, perhaps more subtly, in comunidades ’ socio-cultural relations.
    [Show full text]