John Sumelius

Personal profile

Curriculum vitae

John Sumelius is professor in Production Economics and Farm Management. His expertise includes Production Economics, Farm Management, Agricultural Policy, Rural Development, Agri-environmental issues, Econometrics, Food security and agricultural development in the developing world. The expertise covers quite a broad range of issues relating to both farm level and sector level agricultural development and rural development. More specific expertise covers the economic analysis of farms and rural industries, productivity, efficiency, rural livelihoods, food security, rural poverty, renewable resource policies, co-operatives and producer organizations.

He has supervised 10 doctoral theses. He has participated in five EU framework programs projects, has been evaluator of EU research programmes seven times, assessor of the University education of Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Swedish Higher Education Authority 2012-2013, consultant for FAO and AgriCord. He has participated in five EU framework programs projects, has been evaluator of EU research programmes. Recent research projects he has been responsible for include Agricultural externalities and implications for policy of the integration of environmental concerns into production: comparative analysis in Finland and China (Finnish Society for Sciences and Letters), Co-operatives as a Tool for Poverty Reduction and Promoting Business in Tanzania (Finnish Foreign Ministry). SARD-CLIMATE Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development with focus on food security within a climate change setting (Finnish Foreign Ministry. He is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry since 2009 and of the Finnish Association of Science and Letters since 2003.

Keywords

512 Business and Management
4111 Agronomy
5203 Development Studies

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications 1984 2019

Näkökulmia vastuulliseen sijoittamiseen maatalous- ja elintarvikesektorilla

Wanhalinna, V. S., Sievänen, R. J. M., Chen, Q., Nikkinen, J. T. & Sumelius, J. H., 2019, In : Yritysetiikka. 11, 1, p. 10-33 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Scientific › peer-review

Determinants of on-farm diversification in Bangladesh.

Rehan, S. F., Sumelius, J. H. & Bäckman, S. T., 2017, In : International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology. 13, 3, p. 294-313 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Factors Affecting Child Poverty in Sub Saharan Africa Revisted With Special Reference to Education and Rural Women 1990-2010

Ingutia, R. A., 15 Sep 2017, Helsinki: University of Helsinki. 199 p.

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Monograph

Open Access

Liiketaloustiede tuottaa työkaluja maatilayritysten johtamiseen

Sipiläinen, T. A. I., Sumelius, J. H., Ryhänen, M. J. & Rantamäki-Lahtinen, L. M., 2017, Maailma muuttuu - muuttuuko maatalous? . Seppänen, M. & Kymäläinen, H-R. (eds.). 2 ed. Unigrafia, 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific