An approach to the agrarian structure of the department of Cochabamba (Bolivia) through the National Agricultural Censuses 1950, 1984, 2013

Abstract

In Bolivia, the problem of land tenure and distribution were and are key issues to understand and analyze its historical development. In this work, a comparative analysis is carried out of the variables that make up the land component of the agrarian structure in the department of Cochabamba, a region of significant economic relevance within the Bolivian agricultural sector, standing out as one of the main producers of agri-food in the country. To do this, the statistical information provided by the three agricultural censuses carried out in the contemporary history of Bolivia is recovered: the I National Agricultural Census of 1950, the II National Agricultural Census of 1984 and the I Agricultural Census of the Plurinational State of Bolivia of 2013.