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Mission The AAIC is an international, nonprofit educational and scientific organization established to Encourage and promote the activities of those involved in the production, processing, development, and commercialization of industrial crops and products derived from industrial crops Educate and inform our members and others through national and international meetings and conferences Provide the public, industry, and government policy makers with expert scientific, engineering, and business information on developments in the utilization and commercialization of industrial products from agricultural crops.   History In May, 1979, our predecessor organization, the Guayule Rubber Society, was incorporated as a Texas nonprofit organization to foster and promote the production of natural rubber from the guayule shrub. To provide a forum for efforts leading to the commercialization of additional industrial crops, the Guayule Rubber Society was reincorporated as the Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops in December, 1988. In 1995, the Asociacion Latinoamericana de Jojoba y Nuevos Cultivos (ALAJO) joined the Jojoba Division of the AAIC. The 5 Divisions of the AAIC currently serve the interests of members in 22 countries.   Members Who we are in the AAIC: 35% are at universities or colleges, 31% are in government agencies, 17% are in business or industry 33% are agricultural scientists or engineers, 21% are chemists or chemical engineers, 10% are geneticists, 6% are marketing specialists 58% are in research and development, 17% are in administration or management, 5% are in agricultural production Want to know more about the benefits of membership?