This paper presents a review and analysis of different trials and projects in Egypt for introducing as well as strengthening farmers' participation in irrigation management. The impacts of irrigation improvement projects are improvement of conveyance efficiency, reduction of irrigation time, equity of water allocation between the head and tail of the Mesqa, land saving due to construction of improved Mesqa, increase in crop yield, decrease of irrigation application cost, etc.. Different forms and scales of implementation of participatory irrigation management are discussed including branch canal water user associations, water boards, deep groundwater user associations, drainage users associations, etc.. The paper underlines the necessity for the application of different participatory irrigation management models to reflect the essential differences between: the old land, new land and mega projects. These models could be different in the level of participation, stakeholders, and financing sources and mechanisms.