Step 1

Define your space

Terrace, leased land, family land or a small trial plot.

Step 2

Check water

Availability, quality, reliability and irrigation cost.

Step 3

Understand soil

Texture, drainage and basic testing before crop selection.

Step 4

Choose a market

Decide who might buy before you decide what to grow.

Step 5

Model economics

Use realistic yield, price, crop cycle and contingency costs.

Step 6

Run a small pilot

Learn on a manageable scale before expanding.

Step 7

Record everything

Inputs, labor, disease, yield and selling price become your operating data.

Step 8

Improve each cycle

Use your own results—not generic assumptions—to decide what changes next.