Energy from manure, tools for smarter pest management and a yield‐boosting nanotechnology are the ideas behind three early stage companies recently selected for support by a unique climate change fund. Tinne Midtgaard, SHAKE Programme Manager, describes how the SHAKE Climate Change programme works.

From raising livestock to producing intensive agricultural crops, agriculture and food production, including processing, packaging and transport, are climate villains, contributing more than a quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

With so many points along the supply chain where interventions and improvements could be made, farming could supply some of its own solutions to the climate change problem. Processing, transport and packaging also contribute significantly to GHG emissions – the sector could potentially make a significant contribution to achieving global net zero.

In response to the climate emergency, Professor Angela Karp, Director and CEO of the world's oldest agricultural research institute, Rothamsted Research, co‐developed the SHAKE programme with partners at Cranfield University, UCL (University College London) and the University of Hertfordshire.

With financial backing from the UK‐based charitable arm of one of Europe's largest banks, Societe Générale, the SHAKE Climate Change programme helps entrepreneurs and start‐ups which are combating climate change with science or technology‐based ideas in the areas of agriculture and food production.

Over the nine‐year programme, 15 successful UKbased ventures will receive up to £140,000 each together with two years of high‐quality training and mentoring from leading experts in business and science. This will help them to acquire the skills to further develop their ventures.

来自粪便的能量，更智能的害虫管理工具以及提高产量的纳米技术是最近由一家独特的气候变化基金选择支持的三家早期公司的想法。SHAKE项目经理Tinne Midtgaard介绍了SHAKE气候变化计划的工作方式。

从饲养牲畜到生产集约农作物，农业和粮食生产（包括加工，包装和运输）都是气候恶棍，占全球温室气体（GHG）排放量的四分之一以上。

在供应链中可以进行干预和改善的许多方面，农业可以为气候变化问题提供自己的解决方案。加工，运输和包装也对温室气体排放做出了重要贡献-该部门可能为实现全球净零排放做出重大贡献。

为了应对气候紧急情况，世界上最古老的农业研究所Rothamsted Research的董事兼首席执行官Angela Karp教授与克兰菲尔德大学，UCL（伦敦大学学院）和赫特福德大学的合作伙伴共同开发了SHAKE计划。

在欧洲最大银行之一的法国慈善机构法国兴业银行的财政支持下，SHAKE气候变化计划通过在农业和食品领域以科学或技术为基础的思想帮助正在应对气候变化的企业家和初创企业生产。

在为期9年的计划中，有15家成功的英国企业将分别获得最高140,000英镑的资金，以及为期两年的来自商业和科学领域领先专家的高质量培训和指导。这将帮助他们掌握进一步发展事业的技能。