There are too many lordships for too few players, so no, I don't feel we should expect very much from them. Especially since most don't care about food, and many propose its outright removal from the game. They still have infrastructure and region stats to care about, which no one is proposing to automate.
No one said we should expect very much, just a bare minimum of effort to ensure your region is fed/can sell food. It's part of the job. Currently the part of the job hinders fun, but it could easily be made to where it doesn't That's what we're trying to get at.
And as far as region stats go... not really. Only time I've ever had to worry about a region stat these days is when/if the region is starving. If it's fed stats basically stay fine. At least in my experience.
