Center for Research and Promotion of Farmers

Center for Research and Promotion of Farmers
Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado
Abbreviation CIPCA
Established 1970 (1970)
Location
Coordinates 16°30′54.37″S 68°7′41.51″W / 16.5151028°S 68.1281972°W / -16.5151028; -68.1281972Coordinates: 16°30′54.37″S 68°7′41.51″W / 16.5151028°S 68.1281972°W / -16.5151028; -68.1281972
Main organ
 Mundos Rurales
Affiliations Jesuit, Catholic
Website CIPCA

Center for Research and Promotion of Farmers (CIPCA) was founded in Bolivia by three Jesuits in 1970 to seek the most effective ways for farmers to pursue structural development and to become a part of one social fabric in the country.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

Three members of the Society of Jesus – Luis Alegre, Xavier Albó, and Francisco Javier Santiago – founded CIPCA. It took shape gradually through the initiatives of a group who worked together without any sophisticated planning. Documents, files, and books related to its early development disappeared during the dictatorship of Garcia Meza (1980-1982), although several people risked arrest and torture to save them.[6] After 1987 CIPCA became more institutionalized as the indigenous, rural population received more recognition in the socioeconomic structure of Bolivia.

In 1994 CIPCA was recognized as an autonomous non-profit under the Society of Jesus, with rural development as its purpose: the indigenous peasant economy, organization, leadership, and political rights; issues of land, territory, and natural resources; gender, intercultural, and social participation issues. CIPCA combines research with action and local work with national networking. As years passed CIPCA worked extensively with indigenous peasant organizations to facilitate their contribution to governmental and social change and to influence public policy.[7] Its central office is in La Paz, with regional offices in Altiplano, Cochabamba, Cordillera, Santa Cruz, Beni, North, and Pando.[3] CIPCA has helped obtain land titles for indigenous communities for over 400,000 hectares in the Beni Department.[8]

Its current activities include facilitating organizational efforts.

References

  1. ↑ "El agro implementa modelos resistentes al cambio climático". Diario Pagina Siete (in Spanish). 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Indígenas mejoran su calidad de vida con los rayos del sol". La Razón (in Spanish). 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. 1 2 "Historia CIPCA". www.cipca.org.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  4. ↑ "SEIS ORGANIZACIONES DE BOLIVIA RECIBEN APOYO DE LA UE". Diario Pagina Siete (in Spanish). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Ante alerta de Chagas, Pando garantiza producción del asaí". Diario Pagina Siete (in Spanish). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. ↑ Gianotten, Veronica Rosalia Maria (2011). Bolivia, the Strength of Political Courage: 35 Years of CIPCA History. Amsterdam: KIT Publishers. ISBN 9789460220968. OCLC 713191538. ISBN 9460220967
  7. ↑ "CIPCA: Centro de investigación y promoción del campesino en Bolivia | E-Agriculture". e-agriculture.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  8. ↑ "Reporting Back from Bolivia". Christian Aid Scotland. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
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