China-Brazil agricultural relationship: status and potential for a future development agenda

• Grant number: 15/14296-4
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: September 09, 2015
• End date: December 08, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - International Politics
• Principal Investigator: Janina Onuki
• Grantee: Janina Onuki
• Visiting researcher: Guo Jie
• Visiting researcher institution: Peking University (PKU), China
• Host Institution: Instituto de Relações Internacionais (IRI). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The goal of the research is to investigate how China-Brazil agricultural relationship can produce a more sustainable development. The hypothesisis is that relying in complementarity will paradoxically become a chief obstacle for bilateral agricultural trade and investment expansion. Therefore, reducing (over)dependency on soybeans can create a better environment for China-Brazil agricultural relationship. The methodology will rely in primary sources, case studies and interviews. (AU)