Integrated Landscape Management for conservation and restoration of the Mt. Elgon Ecosystem in Western Kenya To transform coffee and staple food production systems through integrated landscape management for the conservation and restoration of Mt. Elgon Ecosystem Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. 319. The project is designed to deliver multiple concrete socio-economic benefits to smallholder farmers, women, youth and Ogiek community by improving the coffee and maize value chains, as well as additional nature-based enterprises within the landscape to become more sustainable, inclusive and productive. Concretely, the following key benefits will be delivered:   - 43,000 smallholder farmers (at least 30% women) have benefited from trainings on sustainable coffee, maize production practices and marketing;   - At least 60 regenerative entrepreneurs/community groups (50% women, youth, Indigenous Peoples) have received targeting capacity building support from the project on business plan development;   - At least 5 tree nursery operators (WRUA &amp; CFAs) have a contracted agreement to grow and supply seedlings of native species for restoration in degraded sites;  - At least 30% increase in coffee and maize yield per tree and per hectare by the end of the project;   - At least 1000 hectares of coffee plantation under certification and having access to international market  320. Furthermore, the project responds to the FAO Guidelines on how to address decent rural employment in FAO country activities by contributing to three of the four pillars of decent work:  Pillar 1: Employment creation and enterprise development, which contains specific elements on: supporting smallholder farmers in accessing modern markets and modern value chains, value addition and supporting coffee cooperatives in direct marketing and training.  Pillar 2: Social protection, by encouraging the county governments to prioritize support to the elderly and physically disadvantaged members of the farming community in activities such as establishing terraces for control of soil erosion, pruning of coffee bushes, and others. The average age of farmers is 60 years.  Pillar 4: Governance and social change, with engagement of rural communities and smallholder farmer associations and groups including women and youth, in integrated landscape planning and policy processes, and in implementation and monitoring.  321. The project also responds to the Kenya Big Four pillars of:  · Decent Housing: With increased incomes from the farms and value addition beneficiaries will be able to improve their housing.  · Food security for all: Increase in production and reduction in post-harvest losses coupled with increased access to markets will increase both availability and accessibility to nutritious food.  · Manufacturing: The project will promote value addition to maize and coffee. These interventions will increase employment opportunities at the rural areas as well as increase income to the beneficiaries.  · Affordable health services: With increased incomes from the farm and forest activities, the beneficiaries will be able to afford better health care services.