The Agricultural Board of a western European country determines when and under what conditions new food-producing plants and seeds can be sold to the public. As a result, the Agricultural Board plays an important part in improving agricultural production in western Europe. Individual farmers and farm research centers are involved in the time-consuming task of discovering and testing new varieties of fruits and vegetables. But the Agricultural Board is responsible for verifying the qualities of the new products and for approving their sale and distribution to the public. New plants and seeds are not available to improve agricultural production untill after they have been approved by the Agricultural Board.

The passage implies which of the following statements?

A) The Agricultural Board requires that new varieties of fruits and vegetables be regulated
B) Before new varieties of fruits and vegetables are made available to the public, they do not improve agricultural production
C)Researches who develop new varieties of fruits and vegetables are responsible for the long period of time before such products are released to the public, not the Agricultural Board
D) The Agricultural Board should work more closely with farm research centers to guarantee the quality of new fruit and vegetable varieties.
E) If the discovery of a new variety of apple had progressed from research center to the public, it will improve agricultural production.

D is the best option according to me

B for me as well ...none of the others can be deduced from the passage

OA is B