Study identifies the food commodities driving deforestation globally

A new study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has identified the food commodities that are doing the most damage when it comes to deforestation, with staple crops such as maize, rice and cassava together responsible for around 11% of global agriculture-driven deforestation.

A new study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has identified the food commodities that are doing the most damage when it comes to deforestation, with staple crops such as maize, rice and cassava together responsible for ar...

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