At Songhai, there are 3 levels of training:

Students are trained in techniques of agricultural production, in agro-industry and in management of agricultural enterprises through the Songhai production workshops. Underlying all training is the basic philosophy of moral and ethical development (taking responsibility, courage, family and community values, etc). Training is in three stages: a common-core training, a specialization stage, and a practical period preceding the creation of the student's own farm.

Stage 1: Duration of 9 months, during which the trainees work in all areas of the farm.

Stage 2: Initiation continues, along with the appropriation of techniques, knowledge and skill, progressing towards self-sufficiency. The students, based on their ability, choose a maximum of 3 workshops. This stage also lasts 9 months and is followed by a training period aimed at allowing the recipient familiarize himself with the realities of his natural surroundings.

Stage 3: Practical Stage. Students are trained in management and decision analysis. The top five students in each set, set up individual projects that can be implemented in 6 to 12 months. The projects are fully financed by Songhai but managed by the students themselves. Once they have paid back the initial capital investment, the remaining profits are theirs to keep. The students ranked 6-9 are each put in charge of 4 groups into which the remaining students are distributed. They carry out at least 2 activities in one of the practical workshops in Songhai.

LEVEL II

This involves continued training and collaboration with the students in creation and management of an agricultural enterprise (write-up and follow-up of personal documents required for setting up a business) through the appropriation and application of what has been learned at level I on the farms. Based upon on ground factors and moving at the individual's pace, this stage allows the young farmers to validate their entrepreneurial skills with a certificate after 1 or 2 years on the field. They are visited every month or every quarter by the facilitators of the Songhai network who offer them support at all levels (technical, organizational, planning, management / accounting, local installation, and moral). Financial support is given to some as a much-needed lever to enable their farms to become real pillars of success - capable of engendering respect and drawing the attention of the surrounding populations to the new type of agriculture.

In 2001, there was a reformulation of the policy of the policy of follow-up / accompaniment of the farmers.

LEVEL III

This level aims at empowering African executives so that, beyond their personal businesses, they may also become entrepreneurs in development. Its goal is to render them capable of encouraging and training their communities to seize new opportunities and to develop an economic mindset, taking into account all the variables of a particular setting. This training is not only for the executive officers of Songhai, but also for young farmers with 2 to 3 years of experience, executives of NGOs, officials of the State, private entrepreneurs, project managers, etc. Based on the principle of research - action, the training is of a modular type centered around 3 main facets: becoming an economic leader, a training manager, and an agent of development.