Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully…there is a bountiful stand of Bok choy cabbage sprouting from the seeds planted in the fall garden…
R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends new biological technologies to those in need.
Blessed the man who fears the LORD by realizing that Although no conclusive proof exists that GM cereals may be harmful to human beings, and in some regions their use has brought about economic growth which has helped to resolve problems, there remain a number of significant difficulties which should not be underestimated.
R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends new biological technologies to those in need.
R. His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth; who , following the introduction of these (GM) crops, ensures that productive land isn’t concentrated in the hands of a few owners due to “the progressive disappearance of small producers, who, as a consequence of the loss of the exploited lands, are obliged to withdraw from direct production”.
R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends new biological technologies to those in need.
An evil report he shall not fear; who keep The most vulnerable of these (small producers) from becoming temporary laborers or from moving to poverty-stricken urban areas.
R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends new biological technologies to those in need.
His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear that The expansion of these crops will have the effect of destroying the complex network of ecosystems, diminishing the diversity of production and affecting regional economies, now and in the future.
R. Blessed the man who is gracious and lends new biological technologies to those in need.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness
but will have the light of life and see an expansion of oligopolies for the production of cereals and other products needed for their cultivation, says the Lord.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
“Whoever loves his life loses it,
and whoever hates his life in this world
will preserve it for eternal life.”
Jn 12:25
This dependency would be aggravated were the production of infertile seeds to be considered; the effect would be to force farmers to purchase them from larger producers.
paragraph 134 of Laudato Si
