Tropical rainforests are recognized to harbor the richest biological ecosystems on earth. Again, their significant roles in protecting regional hydrology, capacity to sequester tonnes of carbon and safeguarding global climate cannot be down-sized. But not withstanding these assertions, tropical rainforests still face serious destruction with an estimation of about 13 million hectares being destroyed each year. Agriculture expansion has been reported as a major contributor to almost all deforestation cases in the tropics.In light of these considerations, the central aim of this study was to...