Mai Ei Ngwe Zin is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at Kyushu University, Japan. Her research focuses on the Food-Water-Energy Nexus for sustainable agriculture, with particular emphasis on water governance and resource allocation in the Mekong Region. Mai’s work examines water stress and competition in the Lower Mekong, especially in terms of sharing water access and competition among sectors. She is particularly interested in assessing the sustainability of current agricultural practices in these water-stressed regions. Her research methodology includes field data collection and interviews with local farmers to provide policy recommendations for sustainable farming practices. Mai holds a strong background in data analysis, having utilized advanced statistical and computational tools in her studies. Her work also explores the development of indices for sustainable rice farming management in Southeast Asia. She is committed to advancing sustainable agricultural solutions through interdisciplinary collaboration and contributing to policy frameworks addressing water-related challenges in agriculture. Mai is a member of the Agricultural Economics Society of Japan and is actively involved in research related to environmental and agricultural sustainability.

Dr. Norikazu INOUE is a Professor at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Kyushu University. He completed his PhD studies in agricultural economics at Kyushu University. He currently leads the KAKENHI project on organizational culture and management strategy of community-based farming organizations (grant number: 22K05865). His research interests include farm management, agricultural productivity structure, and regional networks for farming in less favored areas.

Dr. Yoshihiro UENISHI is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Kyushu University. He completed his PhD studies in agricultural economics at Kyoto University. He currently leads the KAKENHI project on organic farming (grant number: 25K03914). His research interests include farm management, organic farming, climate change adaptation, environmentally friendly farming methods, and technology adoption.