I believe when it comes to any profession, it is all about our preferences and aspirations. For example nursing, medicine are seen as honourable professions that save life but not all will choose this path. So in thesame way, in as much as farmers do a lot for nations and the society and their work is admirable not all will choose this path.
For me, i have always admired farmers and farming, i tried it out but it just wasn't my thing to be honest. I could hardly make a day in the farm and that is why i respect farmers because i know what it entails.
I love computers and technology and with the advances in technology to its usage in agriculture, i think i can come in handy in this way in farming and will love to try it out again as a farmer. But for the manual hands-on work, that might be out of my league for now..
Permit me to say, that not everybody does not want to become a farmer. There are many of my friends that are studying agriculture in school that plan to graduate and introduce modern methods into farming. They love it and are studying in that sector. So there are always people out there that still have love for farming.