The Making of Modern Latin American Agriculture: A Long-Run Perspective (1870-2020)

Miguel Martín-Retortillo (), Vicente Pinilla, Jackeline Velazco () and Henry Willebald ()
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Miguel Martín-Retortillo: Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Economía. Alcalá, Spain
Jackeline Velazco: Universitat de Girona. Girona, Spain. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Departamento de Economía. Perú.
Henry Willebald: Universidad de la República. Instituto de Economía. Uruguay.

No 2604, Documentos de Trabajo (DT-AEHE) from Asociación Española de Historia Económica

Abstract: Latin American agriculture has been fundamental to understanding the region’s long-run economic development. Historically, both agricultural output and productivity have experienced substantial growth. Divergences in geographical characteristics—such as climate, altitude, and terrain ruggedness—alongside institutional frameworks, agrarian reforms, and varying patterns of integration into global markets, have fostered distinct national experiences and varying degrees of developmental persistence. This work examines these overarching trends in Latin American agriculture from 1870 to 2020, while accounting for country-specific heterogeneities. Factors such as exposure to international markets, technological shifts during the first wave of globalization and the subsequent Green Revolution, institutional transformations, and adaptation to local environmental and geographical conditions have collectively shaped the evolution of Latin American agriculture.

Keywords: Latin American Economic History; Latin American Agriculture; Agricultural TFP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N56 O13 Q10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2026-09
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