Egypt field schools involved 1,608 farmers during winter season
FAO reported higher average yields and lower irrigation use in climate-smart farming trials across three governorates in winter 2025/26.
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According to an FAO report dated 14 October, a climate-smart agriculture and agrobiodiversity project operating in Aswan, Beheira and Kafr El-Sheikh since 2023 involved 1,608 farmers through 62 Farmer Field Schools during winter 2025/26. Participants compared practices including irrigation, crop varieties, compost, mulching and pest management with conventional methods on their own fields.
FAO said participating farmers recorded an average crop-yield increase of 42.2% and an average reduction of 23.4% in irrigation water use compared with conventional practices. Results varied by crop and location; they describe the participating trial plots and are not a causal estimate for Egypt as a whole. The project is scheduled to continue through June 2027.
Data
Participating field-school results
Average change reported by FAO for participating plots in winter 2025/26.
| 42.2 | 23.4 |
Methodology
FAO average for participating plots compared with conventional farming; not a national estimate.
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