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. ​

About AIARD

AIARD mobilizes support for international agriculture and rural development 

Reasons to Join

Network with like-minded individuals

Join Us! 

Become an individual or organizational member 

Featured Activities

SMART Investments in International Agriculture and Rural Development

AIARD recommends taking urgent action to increase U.S. support for work in international agriculture and rural development

2019 Annual Conference

AIARD's 55th Annual Conference
​will be held on June 2-4, 2019
​in Washington, D.C. MORE

Nurture the Next Generation

Help us provide opportunities for  students at U.S. universities attend the annual AIARD conference. 

Latest news:

July 2019
New Blog Post on the Role of Biodiversity for Agriculture

We have a new blog post by Thomas Pesek, FAO Senior Liaison Officer and AIARD Board Director. FAO’s recently released State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture is the first ever global assessment of the state of biodiversity worldwide. Read more HERE.  

June 2019
We would like to thank our sponsors and participants for a successful 2019 Annual Conference!

We just concluded our 2019 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. We had a great time and enjoyed thought-provoking presentations and panel discussions as well as professional networking! 

May 2019
A new blog post by Chuck Chopak, DAI Global Practice Lead, Resilience and AIARD Director

We are looking forward to the upcoming conference: in a new blog post, Chuck Chopak from DAI talks about the theme of the conference and how in our future work we should "ensure that by building the capacity of people, communities, and systems to absorb and adapt to disruptive forces, we can minimize the human impact in terms of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition". Read further. 

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AIARD Business Office
​c/o Christy Copeland, Treasurer
13539 Highway N
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