Release of the AI4AGRI Policy Recommendations report

We are excited to announce the release of a comprehensive Policy Recommendations Report, designed to guide policymakers, educators, and farmers through the twin green and digital transitions.

🔹 Key findings

The project identified persistent barriers hindering AI uptake across Europe:

1. Gaps in rural digital infrastructure

2. High costs and limited access to finance

3. Low digital literacy among farmers and advisors

4. Fragmented data governance and lack of interoperability

5. Ethical and legal uncertainties

Despite these challenges, AI4Agri highlights the enormous potential of AI to drive sustainable change — from precision farming and resource efficiency to climate-smart agriculture and biodiversity monitoring.

🔹 Main policy recommendations

 To unlock AI’s full potential in agriculture, the report proposes six core policy pillars:

1. Integrate AI-for-Sustainability Measures into the CAP – embed AI adoption into eco-schemes and rural development programmes.

2. Establish Rural Digital Innovation Hubs – bridge the rural digital divide through demonstration sites and training.

3. Develop an EU-Wide Agricultural Data Governance Framework – ensure open, ethical, and interoperable data access.

4. Introduce “Green AI by Design” Standards – promote environmentally responsible and transparent AI models.

5. Create AI-Specific Microgrants – make AI adoption feasible for smallholders and cooperatives.

6. Promote Multi-Level Policy Coherence – align EU and national measures under the Green Deal and Digital Decade.

   
   

By equipping farmers, advisors, and VET providers with digital and green skills, AI4Agri is helping to ensure that AI becomes a tool for inclusion and sustainability — not inequality. The project’s approach combines research, training, and policy dialogue, providing a roadmap for policymakers and practitioners across Europe.