Deforestation (disafforestation) The permanent removal of forests, especially by means of logging for commercial timber and clearing for agriculture and human settlement.
One acre of farmland use to for raising cows can produce 250 pounds of beef. One acre of farmland use to for crop production can produce 1,500 pounds of tomatoes.
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Indonesian police say most of the fires that triggered this are set by people who are using the slash and burn methods of clearing farmland in the dry summer months.
Deforestation is common in Brazil as areas are cleared for farmland, pasture land and logging but it's also endangered a wide range of plant and animal species there apparently including the Spix's macaw.
Alison Smith says the amount of agricultural land available for growing food is becoming stretched, meaning there are not enough resources, in this case farm land, to meet everyone's needs.