Procuring land for_________ to meet growing food demands causes deforestration.

Industralisation

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Agriculture

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The correct option is B Agriculture
Procuring land for agriculture to meet growing food demands causes deforestration.With the increase in population, there comes an increased need for food and this needs more agricultural areas. Thus more forest areas are converted into agricultural lands by cutting down the trees.

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