Conservation agriculture includes the following steps:

• Step 1: Field layout
• Step 2: Digging the planting basins
• Step 3: Adding fertilizer and/or compost
• Step 4: Planting
• Step 5: Manual weeding and thinning
• Step 6: Top dressing for maize and sorghum
• Step 7: Planting cover crops
• Step 8: Harvest
• Livestock integration