Welcome to the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development!

AIARD is an association of U.S.- and internationally-based members who have devoted their careers to global agricultural development and hunger alleviation.  AIARD members are development professionals from universities, non-governmental organizations, private sector firms, consulting companies, government and donor agencies, and foundations.  The association represents the extensive disciplinary base of agricultural and related social science skills necessary to carry out global agricultural development and hunger alleviation programs. 

Thank you for joining us at our 50th Annual Conference!

"Celebrating 50 years of progress and inspiring action for a food secure future"
June 1 to 3, 2014; Holiday Inn Capitol; Washington DC 
Access Presentations and Photos Here

Join AIARD today!

AIARD's 2013-14 Corporate Sponsors

AIARD's 2013-14 Sustaining Members

  • Peter Hobbs - Silver Sustaining Member
  • Daney Jackson - Silver Sustaining Member

2014 Annual Meeting Sponsors

Future Leaders Forum Sponsors:
  • USAID
  • DAI


Platinum-Level Sponsors:
  • DAI
  • Elanco


Gold-Level Sponsors:
  • Cornell University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences International Programs
  • Iowa State University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Global Programs
  • The Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences International Programs
  • University of California, Davis College of Agric. & Env. Sciences International Programs Office
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences Office of International Programs
Silver-Level Sponsors:
  • Global Harvest Initiative
  • IFAD
  • Land O’Lakes, Inc., International Development
  • Russell Freed, Michigan State University
  • University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources International Programs
  • The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
  • The Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University
  • Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences International Research & Agricultural Development


Bronze-Level Sponsors:
  • Florida A&M University College of Agric. & Food Sciences Office of International Agric. Programs
  • Hiram Larew
  • LSU AgCenter Research & Extension International Programs
  • Michigan State University Center for Global Connections
  • Mississippi State University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • One Acre Fund
  • Rutgers University School of Environmental & Biological Sciences
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agric. & Life Sciences International Programs Office
  • The Ohio State University College of Food, Agric., & Env. Sciences International Programs

Contact the AIARD business office:

AIARD business office
c/o Amanda Crump, Secretary and Treasurer
138 Oak Avenue
Woodland, CA 95695
email: acrump@ucdavis.edu