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Rehabilitation of degraded soils in Western Kenya (ProSoil)", are implemented together in Western Kenya. Both projects implement activities in the counties of Bunomga, Kakamega, and Siaya. The Youth Employment Project additionally implements activities in Kisumu and Vihiga Counties. The lead political partner for both Projects is the Kenyan National Ministry for Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD). While YEA focuses on strengthening sustainable income and employment opportunities for young people, especially women, in the agricultural and food sector in Western Kenya, ProSoil focuses on promoting agroecological approaches for sustainable, climate-smart soil protection and rehabilitation at scale. ProSoil mainly targets smallholder farmers through training on sustainable soil management and agroecological practices. YEA targets young farmers (18 to 35-year-olds) and Agri-based micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) owners and employees. The agribased MSMEs include both company founders and established micro and small businesses in the agri-food sector. Both projects acknowledge women as a special target group, supporting them in ensuring their rights, resources, and representation. Both projects collaborate on promoting agri-food MSMEs and start-ups driving the transformation of the Kenyan agricultural and food sec