> What will all these people do once farmers are unnecessary? There aren't that many people working on farms in developed countries. In the US, only around 3 m

> What will all these people do once farmers are unnecessary? There aren't that many people working on farms in developed countries. In the US, only around 3 million people (or <1% of the total population) work on a farm. [0] In other countries where many people are involved in agriculture, the pending industrialisation/automation of farming will probably have a similar impact to what happened in North America and Europe over the 20th century: more people will move to urban areas and add value to the economy in other ways. [0] https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Highlights/Farm_Demographics/ https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resou...