There’s no doubt that crop yields, quality, and labor practices are more efficient now than they were 500, or even 50 years ago.
However, there’s still a major need (and field) for improvements.
The global human population is exploding, with an estimated 9.9 billion of us on the planet by 2050 and with food demand projected to leap 35%—56% in that time. And that’s not to mention climatic changes that make resources like water and farmable land scarcer.
https://www.v7labs.com/blog/ai-in-agriculture