@techreport{icrisat1108, publisher = {International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics}, institution = {International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics}, year = {2001}, type = {Monograph}, title = {Future of agriculture in the semi-arid tropics: proceedings of an International Symposium on Future of Agriculture in Semi-Arid Tropics, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, India, 14 Nov 2000}, author = {M C S Bantilan and P P Rao and R Padmaja}, keywords = {Semi-Arid Tropics, Agriculture, Food Security}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/1108/}, abstract = {Poverty, food insecurity, rapid population growth, and environmental degradation are problems hounding the semi-arid tropics (SAT) today. A long-term strategy is needed to overcome these intractable problems in the fragile SAT ecosystems. This publication reports on a symposium that was devoted to identifying and prioritizing agricultural R\&D strategies relevant to ICRISAT and its stakeholders in the future.} }