Directions: Given below are six sentences (A), (B), (D), (E) and (F) which are jumbled up. Rearrange these sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the given questions.

[IBPS RRB (PO), 2012]

1. The policy makers in most of the developing economies recognise this importance and have been implementing a host of programmes and measures to achieve rural development objectives.
2. While some of these countries have achieved impressive results from those programmes and measures, others have failed to make a significant dent in the problem of persistent rural underdevelopment.
3. The socioeconomic disparities between rural and urban areas are widening and creating tremendous pressure on the social and economic fabric of many such developing economies.
4. These factors, among many others, tend to highlight the importance of rural development.
5. Although millions of rural people have escaped poverty as a result of rural development in many Asian countries, a large majority of rural people continue to suffer from persistent poverty.
6. However, eradicating hunger along with malnourishment still remains a key challenge, according to the millennium development goals.

Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?