%K Semi-Arid Tropics, Agriculture, Food Security %A M C S Bantilan %A P P Rao %A R Padmaja %I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics %D 2001 %L icrisat1108 %X 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. %T 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