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Marcela de Mello Brandão Vinholis graduated in Agronomy from University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1995. In 2001, she gained her Ms degree in Production Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. From 2000 to 2005 she worked as a Quality Assurance Manager at Syngenta. In 2005 she joined the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply), Southeast Cattle Unit. In 2013 she gained her PhD in Production Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos. Her research interests include agrifood chain management and technology adoption.

Hildo Meirelles Souza Filho gained his BSc degree from Campinas State University, Brazil, in 1990; and his PhD from the University of Manchester, in 1996; both in Economics. He joined the Federal University of Espirito Santo in 1986, where he was Lecturer in Economics. He is presently a Full Professor of Economics in the Department of Production Engineering of Federal University of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. His academic interests include competitiveness of agri-systems, agricultural economics and rural development; with scientific work developed in these areas for Brazilian government organizations and international organizations, such as FAO, IICA, FIDA, European Commission Directorate General, and World Bank.

Marcelo José Carrer holds a degree in Economics from State University of Maringá (2009), a master’s degree (2012) and a PhD (2015) in Production Engineering from Federal University of São Carlos. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Production Engineering (DEP) in Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). He has experience in the fields of Economics and Management, with emphasis on Agricultural Economics, Business Economics, Finance and Agribusiness Management. His research projects have been developed mainly in the following topics: microeconomic models of production and efficiency, adoption and diffusion of new technologies, finance in agriculture and commercialization of agro-industrial products. Marcelo has a CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship – Level 2 in Production Engineering.

Gabriela dos Santos Eusebio has a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Administration, Economics and Accounting of Ribeirão Preto (FEA-RP), University of São Paulo (2008), a master’s degree in Applied Economics from the Faculty of Administration, Economics and Accounting of Ribeirão Preto (FEA-RP), University of São Paulo (2011) and a PhD in Economic Sciences from the Institute of Economics of the State University of Campinas, UNICAMP (2017).

Leticia Caroline da Silva David holds a degree in Statistics from the Federal University of São Carlos (2021). She has experience in the area of Probability and Statistics. She is a master student in the Department of Production Engineering at the Federal University of São Carlos.