Critical Reasoning (CR) | Farmer: Worldwide, just three grain crops—rice, wheat, and corn—accoun

The premise is "To maintain this level of caloric intake and also keep pace with global population growth,yields per acre from each of these crops will have to increase at least 1.5 percent every year, given that the supply of cultivated land is diminishing."

in the premise above, the argument states that yields will have to increase to keep pace with population growth and main calorie intake. since that's a given, does it matter what the food production levels are?
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