The political ecology of agri-food systems -- Realising agro-neoliberalism in Brazil -- Push and hold the agribusiness frontier -- The rent of agribusiness -- Displacement, replacement and misplacement -- Poverty in rich Amazonian ecosystems -- Conclusions : fields of empty grains

In this paper, we discuss the agricultural trade between Brazil and China. We select a set of key commodities and debate whether there are obstacles or opportunities to increase trade between the two economies. Following an institutional and historical analysis, we provide a statistical...