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An appraisal of the agricultural productivity levels of land, labor, and capital in the Caribbean, supports the pronouncement that the development of tropical boutique agriculture is the most advantageous and viable option, in the short run. Some Caribbean countries already enjoy an unrecognized marketable position with tropical boutique agriculture, which needs to be elated and adopted as a national policy for the agricultural development of the region, and could place Caribbean countries in a competitive, advantageous position, relative to other countries, in a world market economy. (MIBA)