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| Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas | |
|---|---|
| Name | Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas |
| Native name | Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas |
| Formation | 1915 |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Region served | Argentina |
| Type | Agricultural federation |
| Leader title | President |
Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas is an Argentine rural association founded in the early 20th century that represents landowners, producers and rural entrepreneurs across provinces such as Buenos Aires Province, Córdoba Province, Santa Fe Province and Mendoza Province. It interacts with institutions like the Unión Cívica Radical, Partido Justicialista, Consejo Agrario Provincial, and national bodies including the Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca and the Congreso de la Nación Argentina. The organization engages with international actors such as the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Federation of Agricultural Producers while participating in debates linked to laws like the Ley de Reforma Agraria and disputes around policies from administrations of Juan Perón, Raúl Alfonsín, Carlos Menem, Néstor Kirchner and Mauricio Macri.
Founded amid early 20th-century agrarian mobilizations, the federation emerged in the context of agrarian conflicts involving groups like the Unión Agrícola, Sociedad Rural Argentina and regional juntas from La Pampa Province, Río Negro Province and Chaco Province. During the 1920s and 1930s it engaged with political actors such as Hipólito Yrigoyen and Agustín Pedro Justo and intersected with events including the Infamous Decade and the 1943 Argentine coup d'état. In later decades it confronted agrarian policies under Juan Domingo Perón and later economic reforms associated with José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Domingo Cavallo and neoliberal measures of the 1990s. In the 21st century it took public positions during controversies over the Resolution 125 conflict with the administration of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and in disputes during the governments of Alberto Fernández and provincial administrations in Neuquén Province and Tierra del Fuego Province.
The federation is structured around provincial confederations and local asociación rural entities operating in jurisdictions such as Salta Province, Jujuy Province, San Luis Province, La Rioja Province and Santiago del Estero Province, with internal bodies resembling a board of directors, commissions and regional councils. Leadership has historically included presidents, secretaries and treasurers who liaise with institutions like the Banco de la Nación Argentina, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria and Instituto Nacional de Asociativismo y Economía Social. Governance practices reference statutes, assemblies and electoral procedures akin to other organizations such as the Sociedad Rural Argentina and provincial federations in Uruguay and Chile.
The organization's stated objectives include defending property rights, promoting market access and advocating for fiscal and trade policies favorable to producers, engaging with instruments like export permits, tariffs and quarantine measures enforced by bodies such as the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria. Activities span policy advocacy, technical assistance with crop management methods disseminated by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, participation in commodity chains for soya, maize, wheat, beef and dairy, and organizing training and fairs in collaboration with provincial secretariats and agricultural chambers like the Cámara Argentina de Comercio. It also promotes rural credit access through interactions with entities such as the Banco Provincia and credit programs linked to the Fondo para la Transformación y el Crecimiento.
Membership comprises provincial confederations, local rural associations, producers and cooperative groups that coordinate with organizations like the Confederación General del Trabajo, Federación Agraria Argentina, Unión Industrial Argentina and international networks including the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. Affiliated provinces include Corrientes Province, Misiones Province, Entre Ríos Province and Formosa Province, and members participate in national forums such as hearings before the Congreso de la Nación Argentina and advisory councils attached to the Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca.
The federation maintains formal and adversarial relations with successive national administrations, interacting with ministries, provincial cabinets and parliamentary committees in legislative debates on instruments like the Impuesto a las Ganancias and export regulations. It has lobbied during administrations of Carlos Menem, Néstor Kirchner, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Mauricio Macri and engaged in negotiations involving ministers such as Alfredo Cornejo and Luis Basterra. At provincial level it has influenced policy in legislatures of Buenos Aires Province and Córdoba Province, and in forums convened by multilateral lenders like the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank regarding rural infrastructure and trade facilitation.
The organization has been central in conflicts and mobilizations including road blockades, strikes and protest caravans responding to measures like export taxes and administrative resolutions exemplified by the 2008 confrontation over Resolution 125 that involved union groups, political parties such as Propuesta Republicana and mass demonstrations in Plaza de Mayo. It coordinated actions with regional bodies during livestock crises linked to disease outbreaks managed by the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria and participated in protests during periods of high inflation and credit restriction affecting provinces like Chubut Province and Río Negro Province.
Its economic impact includes influencing commodity price formation, trade flows in soybean oil, meat exports, cereal shipments and access to ports like Puerto de Buenos Aires and Rosario Port Complex, affecting agro‑export sectors and logistics networks tied to railways such as the Ferrocarril General Mitre and road corridors through Ruta Nacional 9. Socially, the federation affects rural employment, land tenure debates involving indigenous communities and provincial land registries, and contributes to discourse on environmental regulation, agrochemical use and sustainable practices discussed with agencies like the Secretaría de Ambiente and universities such as the Universidad de Buenos Aires and Facultad de Agronomía.
Category:Agricultural organisations based in Argentina