Farmers who switched from synthetic to organic farming last year have

Farmers who switched from synthetic to organic farming last year have seen their crop yields decline. Many of these farmers feel that it would be too expensive to resume synthetic farming at this point, given the money that they invested in organic farming supplies and equipment. But their investments will be relatively minor compared to the losses from continued lower crop yields. Organic farmers should switch to synthetic farming rather than persist in an unwise course. And the choice to farm organically is financially unwise, given that it was motivated by environmental rather than economic concerns.

Which of the following is an assumption involved in the argument above?


A. Productivity does not increase with farmers accumulating experience in case of organic farming.

B. Continued practice of synthetic farming would not damage the ecosystem of agricultural fields to such an extent that the fields would become wholly or partially barren.

C. The farmers have retained, despite having shifted to organic farming, their synthetic farming equipment.

D. The farmers have access to sufficient funds.

E. Decisions with financial implications should not be motivated by economic concerns alone.