agriculture

Central Americans want to stay home; development programs help that happen
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Sep 15, 2019
Fe y Alegria (Faith and Joy) is a training and support program for teenagers and young adults in El Progreso, Honduras.
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Church in Ghana debates genetically modified food
- Church in Africa
- Jul 14, 2019
This debate over GM food is now taking place in Africa, and the Catholic Church is taking part – although Church leaders are disagreeing on what path to take.
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Farm woes deepen in central United States
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Jun 14, 2019
Farmers rarely have an easy year, let alone an easy life. But 2019 has so far been one for the record books.
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Faith advocates see victories in new farm bill
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Dec 15, 2018
The farm bill that passed both houses of Congress by wide margins has been praised by Catholic groups.
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New program in India tries to heal addiction by healing the earth
- Global Church
- Aug 31, 2017
Inspired by ‘Laudato si’,’ the environmental encyclical by Pope Francis, the Kripa Foundation established a kitchen garden and food forest at its rehabilitation facility in Goa, allowing patients to work the earth as part of their treatment. Father Joe Pereira said through agricultural therapy, a person suffering from addiction learns to see the will of God unfold in creation, and learns a spirituality of Creation.
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Catholic medical professionals in Nigeria want GM crops regulated
- Global Church
- Aug 25, 2017
While recognizing that nutrition falls within the realm of the “basic needs of humans” and therefore improved food production and distribution techniques remain critical to human survival, the Association of Catholic Medical Practitioners of Nigeria has cautioned that “the application of a technology without adequate assurance of safety is immoral, ” and claimed GMOs could come with enormous health consequences, and have the potential to damage the environment, leading to the loss of biodiversity. Most scientists say GMOs are safe, and could help Africa solve a hunger crisis.
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