Research Output per year
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 11 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 (coordinator of one LEAP-Agri project 2018-20219, 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.
Fields of Science
- 512 Business and Management
- 4111 Agronomy
- 5203 Development Studies
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
Child poverty, status of rural women and education in sub Saharan Africa
Ingutia, R. A., Rezitis, A. & Sumelius, J., Apr 2020, In : Children and Youth Services Review. 111, 8 p., 104869.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Näkökulmia vastuulliseen sijoittamiseen maatalous- ja elintarvikesektorilla
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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The determinants and purpose of income diversification of rural households in Bangladesh
Rehan, F., Sumelius, J. & Bäckman, S. T., 2019, In : International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology. 15, 3, p. 232-251Research output: Contribution to journal › 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
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
Projects
PASUSI: Participatory Pathways to Sustainable Intensification. Innovation platforms to integrate leguminous crops and inoculants into small-scale agriculture and local value chains (LEAP-Agri project)
Sumelius, J., Lindström, K., Aserse, A., Vihinen, H., Sell, M., Sipiläinen, T., Bäckman, S. & Rosengren, L.
01/09/2018 → 31/08/2021
Project: Research project
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Participatory Pathways to Sustainable Intensification. Innovation platforms to integrate leguminous crops and inoculants into small-scale agriculture and local value chains
Lindström, K., Aserse, A., Sumelius, J., Sell, M. C. & Nimusiima, J.
01/09/2018 → 31/08/2021
Project: Research project
Utvecklingsprojekt i ledarskap och marknadsföring
Österberg, PhD, P. & Sumelius, J.
15/08/2018 → 14/08/2021
Project: Research project
Advantages and Disadvantages with Conversion to Ecological Farming; Finnish Sociey of Science and Letters.
Krumalova, V., Bäckman, S. & Sumelius, J.
01/01/2006 → …
Project: Research project
Baltic Ecological Recycling Agriculture and Society (BERAS)
Krumalova, V., Bäckman, S. & Sumelius, J.
01/02/2003 → …
Project: Research project
Datasets
Main organiser of Symposium “Europe”
Sumelius, J. (Creator), Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, 4 Nov 2013
http://www.scientiarum.fi/pdf/SAM/Program_Europe_final.pdf
Dataset
Activities
Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management (Journal)
John Sumelius (Reviewer)1 Feb 2020 → 5 Feb 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE) (External organisation)
John Sumelius (Expert)22 Jul 2019 → 8 Aug 2019
Activity: Membership types › Assessment of candidates for academic posts
Department of Economics and Management (Organisational unit)
John Sumelius (Board member)8 Nov 2019
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in review committee
Institut de recherche pour le développement
John Sumelius (Visiting researcher)20 Nov 2019 → 22 Nov 2019
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
Nurah Al-lozi
John Sumelius (Host)25 Nov 2019 → 29 Nov 2019
Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
Press / Media
Vad beror hunger på? World Food Day. Radio aktuellt nyheter
17/10/2011
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Discussion in Television News TV-Nytt about crisis in Horn of Africa and neglect of agricultural development
05/09/2011
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media