Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each statement should be placed in the blank space provided so as to make a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence? If more of the sentences is appropriate, mark (e) as the answer.
_____the soil today is nowhere as rich in native minerals as it used to be some centuries ago.

Options

A. As there is a growing consent among farmers regarding limiting the use of chemical fertilizers
B. As the chemical inputs in agriculture improved the yield many folds
C. Owing to the uninhibited use of chemical inputs in agriculture
D. Awareness among farmers regarding the side-effects of chemical farming grew when

Answer

C