Uh, pretty much every farmer I ever met is going to disagree.

Farming is hard, unpredictable (prone to disasters/famine/plagues), and prone to all sorts of problems with soil, weather, etc.

The reason modern fertilizer and pesticides are used so widely is they make that fundamentally extremely difficult process easier and more predictable.

I am pretty sure he was referring to lab-grown, but as to its accuracy; I cannot comment.

lol yes, farming is hard as fuck. i'm comparing to growing food in high tech ways outside of soil