It is prudent that we remain wary and be practical when determining whether a particular nation is interested in a mutually beneficial relationship, or one that strictly benefits them at our expense. Also instilled in us at this meeting was a strong need for determination. The world population is predicted to increase by 50 percent in the next 50 years. Mankind is capable of increasing the population at a staggering pace, but we have yet to develop the technology to produce more land. Regardless of what happens in the world politically, technologically or socially, one thing will always remain the same.
People have to eat.
It is absolutely essential that we in America remain determined to be self-sufficient when it comes to food production. Dependence on others for the most essential element in our lives has grave consequences. The final lesson we gleaned from this meeting is the need for unification. Agriculturalists are an independent lot. It is this independence that has helped make us the envy of the world.