The need to constantly tend to your crops and animals in Minecraft is one of the more tedious parts of the game, requiring you to regularly step away from your other tasks to harvest, plant, breed, ...
Minecraft, quite possibly the most impactful game to come from the 2010s, is heavily centered around player creativity in construction, as well as exploration, both above ground and deep below.
Farms are an essential part of Minecraft, especially in Survival and Hardcore mode. They can be a constant source of food and resources. Expand the definition a bit and we can also include experience.