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Which type of farming cause more amount of deforestation?

Which type of farming cause more amount of deforestation? Correct Answer Subsistence farming

According to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, the direct cause of deforestation is agriculture. In agriculture, Subsistence farming is responsible for 48% of deforestation and commercial farming is responsible for 32%.

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