President Hipólito Mejía advocated the need for greater integration of Caribbean nations to confront challenges of globalization and combat poverty. He gave the closing speech at the 36th meeting of the Sociedad Caribeña de Cultivos Alimenticios held in Boca Chica. Despite the differences in language and culture, there is no doubt that the people of the Caribbean share a common future in many areas, united by a common geography and climate, and need to take advantage of markets of scale and cost reductions made possible by new technologies, he said. He favors government providing incentives for an increase in farm produce.
