Thanks. I usually don't smelt villagers, but since I haven't found a village in about 200-600 blocks around my base (Resonant Rise 3) I feel that their lack of presence would deserve such a treatment.Do not think so.
A laser drill/orechid will produce them. You can also enchant a sword with Capitalist and use it in a mobfarm to produce emerald shards. Or the villager in smeltery trick.