Net Cereal Deficits Increase in Developing Countries

Yield growth is the dominant factor underlying increases in crop production and accounts in developing countries for about 70 percent of the growth during the last 30 year, but cereal production does not keep pace with demand.
Argument: According to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations the net cereal deficits in the developing countries have increased to 13% of the consumption by year 2030.