Md. Masud Rana receives Bachelor of Science (BSc) from the Faculty of Agriculture in Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. Subsequently, he obtains Master of Science (MSc) from the Department of Agricultural Extension Education at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. For pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), he was awarded the Japanese Government Scholarship (MONBUKAGAKUSHO: MEXT). Currently, he is a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Science and Technology in Niigata University, Japan. Besides, he also serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Agricultural Extension Education in Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. His research interest includes agricultural and rural development, sustainable food system, resource economics, regional science, livelihood strategies and farmers’ capacity-building, social entrepreneurship and gender empowerment.
Lily Kiminami received Bachelor of Economics (BEc) from the Faculty of Industrial Economy in Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China. She earned a master's degree in agricultural science from Mie University (Japan) in 1989 and Ph.D. from The University of Tokyo (Japan) in agricultural science in 1992. Her research interests include international specialization, labor migration, agricultural and rural development, sustainable food system, and regional science. Currently, she is the president of the Japan Section of Regional Science Association International.