# 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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- Country: Egypt
- Published: 2026-10-15T17:36:41+00:00
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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.

Methodology: FAO average for participating plots compared with conventional farming; not a national estimate.

| Yield increase (percent) | Reduction in irrigation water use (percent) |
|---|---|
| 42.2 | 23.4 |

Sources: <https://www.fao.org/neareast/news/stories/details/building-climate-resilience-from-the-soil-up-in-egypt/en> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-farmer-field-schools-winter-2025-26-results/data/reported-figures?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-farmer-field-schools-winter-2025-26-results/data/reported-figures?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations](<https://www.fao.org/neareast/news/stories/details/building-climate-resilience-from-the-soil-up-in-egypt/en>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-14)

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