Assertion:. Synthetic products often of better quality and at lower prices, have replaced many items supplied by the gatherers in tropical forests.
Reasoning: Gathering has a very chance of becoming important at the global level.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Gathering has little chance of becoming important at the global level. Products of such an activity cannot compete in the world market. Moreover, synthetic products often of better quality and at lower prices, have replaced many items supplied by the gatherers in tropical forests.