/about Planta Terra

OVERVIEW

Planta Terra was founded by Wollstone Capital, a Swiss based low carbon investor to invest, develop and operate sustainable agricultural assets.

We are backed by European Institutional Capital, family offices and high net worth individuals.

Revolutionizing hazelnut farming

The company is presently focused on developing a Hazelnut orchard in Italy  by bringing the best global agricultural practices to traditional areas where crops grow natively. This approach increases yields naturally and reduces the amount of agricultural inputs that are required compared to other orchards. Additionally, we track and optimize the carbon cycle of our orchards to ensure that they are net carbon positive and actively work to increase the biodiversity in the forests around our land.

hazelnut farming

investing for the future

Josef Müller-Brockmann – Jan Tschichold –

Grid Systems – Typography – Colour Theory

Our Team

Vivek
Chandaria

Founder of Planta Terra

Vivek Chandaria, a member of a 4th Generation business family that has been present in Italy for over 50 years. He has invested across a variety of long-term asset classes and has a strong interest in Agricultural practices and Technology.

Enrico
Bergonzi

CEO of Hazelnut Operations

Enrico is a professional agricultural entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience in setting up and managing land for Hazelnuts. He is regarded as one of Italy’s top 5 Hazelnut Agronomists and has a history of working with orchards selling to Ferrero.

Arianna
Arcangeli

Operations Lead

Arianna has been a qualified agronomist since 2003, specialising in Biological Farming and Certification in Tuscany. She is also a certified technician authorised to carry out agricultural inspections on behalf of the Italian State and holds a degree in Agriculture and Forestry.

Giacomo
Dito

Technical Research

Graduated cum Lauda in Sustainable and Precision Farming at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Presently completing a PhD in hazelnut orchard management.

Nikhil
Chawla

Business Dev. & Investor Relations

Nikhil is a Partner at Wollstone Captial and brings over 20 years of Banking experience. He has operated and led large teams across the EMEA and has successfully built numerous successful business partnerships and deep relationships.

Turab
Musayev

Trading & Carbon Initiatives

Turab is a Partner at Wollstone Captial with extensive Commodity trading experience. He has developed a number of renewable projects.

Advisory Board

Mark
Iannotti

Mark is an experienced capital markets professional with over 20 years’ experience in EMEA equities. Previously, he acted as Managing Director and Head of Securities, UK & Europe of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., and was a member of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s EMEA Executive Committee.

Sergio
Tombesi

Associate professor for the AGR/03 sector at the DiProVeS of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Graduated cum laude in Science and Technology of Crop Systems at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Perugia in 2008, obtained in 2012 the title of PhD in Arboriculture and Plant Protection at the same University.