KENYA: The Catholic Church committed to alleviate poverty through agriculture
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| Rev. Fr. Celestino Bundi, |
The Universal Church is committed to improve food security in
Africa through the promotion of Agriculture with the desire to increase food
production, improve livelihoods through positive social impact, make best use
of available idle underutilized Church owned farms and generate income to
support evangelization work of the Church.
Africa through the promotion of Agriculture with the desire to increase food
production, improve livelihoods through positive social impact, make best use
of available idle underutilized Church owned farms and generate income to
support evangelization work of the Church.
In her endeavour to feed the world hungry, the Church seeks to
improve the lives of parishioners and communities through successful
agricultural enterprise and has therefore begun 40 pilot projects in Ethiopia,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Kenya.
improve the lives of parishioners and communities through successful
agricultural enterprise and has therefore begun 40 pilot projects in Ethiopia,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Kenya.
In an interview with Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) –
Pontifical Missionary Society (PMS) National Director Rev. Fr. Celestino Bundi,
The Catholic Church is thought to have elaborate structure and capacity to play
a part in human existence-food security hence the initiative to produce food on
its farm to bridge the food deficit.
Pontifical Missionary Society (PMS) National Director Rev. Fr. Celestino Bundi,
The Catholic Church is thought to have elaborate structure and capacity to play
a part in human existence-food security hence the initiative to produce food on
its farm to bridge the food deficit.
Fr. Bundi said it is high time Kenyans are convinced, to embrace
diversification of food crops to curb over reliance on maize that can only
produce high yield in some parts of the country and to consider mass production
of food crops that do well in semi-arid areas and to also do irrigation in arid
lands.
diversification of food crops to curb over reliance on maize that can only
produce high yield in some parts of the country and to consider mass production
of food crops that do well in semi-arid areas and to also do irrigation in arid
lands.
He said, following direction made from The Pontifical Missionary
Society (TPMS) USA on the
Society (TPMS) USA on the
first roll out of project implementation, Kenya
proposed Little Sisters of St. Francis and St. Augustine Senior Seminary
Mabanga in Bungoma Diocese, St. Mathias Mulumba Seminary Tindinyo in Eldoret
Diocese, Dimesse Sisters in Nairobi, Sisters of Mary Mother of God in Mombasa,
Caritas Kilgoris project in Ngong Diocese and Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes
in the Archdiocese of Nyeri.
The initiative was conceived by Rev. Fr. Andrew Small, OMI,
National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies, USA, after the address of
Pope Francis to the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) delegates in Rome in
2013.
National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies, USA, after the address of
Pope Francis to the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) delegates in Rome in
2013.
By Rose Achiego, Waumini
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