You are here
Between 1880 and 1920 forests cover in the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6 million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the following factors in this decline:
4. Commercial farming
Answer:
Answer to be written in the exam:
Commercial farming:
Forests were cleared to make way for commercial farming , and many species of trees were lost in the process as commercial farming only uses one specific type of tree in commercial farming, depending on the type of plantation.
