
Focus Group on AI and IoT for Digital Agriculture (FG-AI4A)
In 2024, the Focus Group on AI and IoT for Digital Agriculture (FG-AI4A) concluded its work, delivering a wealth of knowledge and concrete outcomes that will shape future standards and innovations.
Focus Group on AI and IoT for Digital Agriculture
The Focus Group on AI and IoT for Digital Agriculture (FG-AI4A) completed its task, holding 10 meetings and releasing of 5 key deliverables.
10 Meetings
- Sixth FG-AI4A Meeting, Virtual, 22-24 May 2023 – Report
- Seventh FG-AI4A Meeting, Virtual, 14 August 2023 – Report
- Eighth FG-AI4A Meeting, Virtual, 1 December 2023 – Report
- Ninth FG-AI4A Meeting, New Delhi, 19 March 2024 – Report
- Tenth FG-AI4A Meeting, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 18 June 2024 – Report

5 Key Deliverables
These 5 deliverables focus on critical areas such as ethical, legal, and regulatory considerations for AI in agriculture, data modeling, use cases for AI and IoT in agriculture, and identifying standardization gaps. The group’s efforts have significantly contributed to advancing digital agriculture technologies and laying the groundwork for future AI integration in this sector.
- FG-AI4A WG-GLOSS “Glossary – Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) for Digital Agriculture”
- FG-AI4A Deliverable: Technical Report on “Ethical Legal, and regulatory Considerations relating to the use of AI for agriculture”: A European Perspective
- FG-AI4A Deliverable: Technical Report on “Data Modelling for digital agriculture
- FG-AI4A Deliverable: Technical Report – Use Cases for AI and IoT for Digital Agriculture
- FG-AI4A Deliverable: Standardization gaps and roadmap for AIand IoT in digital agriculture
2 Major Events
FG-AI4A hosted two major events in 2024:
- DTD Webinar: “Unleashing the Power of Digital Water Solutions,” held on 22 March 2024, explored emerging digital technologies for water management.
- ITU/FAO Workshop: “Cultivating Tomorrow: Advancing Digital Agriculture through IoT and AI,” held in New Delhi on 18 March 2024, which brought together global experts to discuss the future of digital agriculture.
Management Team
FG-AI4A Co-Chairs

Ramy Ahmed Fathy
Egypt

Sebastian Bosse
Germany
FG-AI4A Vice-Chairs
Chunlin Pang
China
Paolo Gemma
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Marco Brini
Switzerland
Zhongxin Chen
FAO
Ted Dunning
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Long Hoang
United States
Gyu Myoung Lee
Korea (Rep. of)
Sushil Kumar
India
Guillermo Ariel González Conosciuto
Argentina