Background
Umetsu, Chieko was born on February 5, 1957 in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan. Daughter of Hideo and Chiyoko (Kato) University.
Umetsu, Chieko was born on February 5, 1957 in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan. Daughter of Hideo and Chiyoko (Kato) University.
Bachelor of Science, Yamagata University, 1979. Master of Arts, International University Japan, Niigata, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, University Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, 1995.
Science and mathematics teacher Japan Overseas Cooperation Volumes, Meru, Kenya, 1979-1982. Training coordinator Japan International Cooperation Agency, Sendai, Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan, 1982-1987. Research intern Program on Environment/East-West Center, Honolulu, 1993-1995, visiting fellow, 1995-1997.
Assistant professor Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Japan, 1997—2002. Associate professor Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Nyoto, since 2002.
Member Japan Overseas Cooperative Association, Tokyo, since 1997. Member International Association Agricultural Economists, American Agricultural Economics Association, Gamma Sigma Delta.