Capacity-Building, Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Empowerment in Bangladesh: A Mixed Methods Research
暫譯: 孟加拉國的能力建設、創業發展與性別賦權：混合方法研究

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.

Md. Masud Rana 於孟加拉國農業大學的農業學院獲得理學士學位（BSc）。隨後，他在孟加拉國農業大學的農業推廣教育系獲得理學碩士學位（MSc）。為了攻讀哲學博士學位（PhD），他獲得了日本政府獎學金（文部科學省：MEXT）。目前，他是日本新潟大學科學與技術研究所的博士候選人。此外，他還擔任孟加拉國農業大學農業推廣教育系的助理教授。他的研究興趣包括農業與農村發展、可持續食品系統、資源經濟學、區域科學、生計策略及農民能力建設、社會企業家精神和性別賦權。

Lily Kiminami 於中國上海財經大學的工業經濟學院獲得經濟學士學位（BEc）。她於1989年在日本三重大學獲得農業科學碩士學位，並於1992年在東京大學獲得農業科學博士學位（Ph.D.）。她的研究興趣包括國際專業化、勞動力移民、農業與農村發展、可持續食品系統和區域科學。目前，她是日本區域科學協會國際分會的會長。