[edited by] Akio Hosono (senior research adviser, Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI), Japan), Carlos Magno Campos da Rocha (president, Brazilian Research Corporation (Embrapa), Brazil), Yutaka Hongo (visiting senior adviser, Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI), Japan)
Anthony W. Pereira (Professor and Director, Brazil Institute, King's College London, UK) and Lauro Mattei (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil)