Dirk Schaefer Email & Phone Number

20+ years of investment and strategic advisory experience worldwide.- Founder and co-founder of several companies in 5 different countries10+ years of experience in developing and managing profitable and sustainable agroforestry projects.- Founder and CEO of the Heron Nuts GroupThe Heron Nuts Group offers institutional and private investors the opportunity to invest in Spanish agricultural and forestry companies to implement agroforestry systems that are economically viable and consistent with the European Green Deal and EU climate change goals. Track-Record: Design, set-up, management and farming operations of a 500 ha organic walnut plantation with 89,000 walnut trees in a silvopastoral agroforestry system.Expertise: The feasibility study developed by Heron Nuts Group on "Producing more with less - Sustainable walnut production in innovative agroforestry systems on an industrial scale" has been appraised by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and approved for financing through the European Investment Fund (EIF) for the target region Spain - Andalusia.Real Estate Portfolio: Comprehensive portfolio of land and farms suitable for a succsessfull transformation to regenerative and agroforestry management on an industrial scale.From our regional office, we work with agricultural engineers and farmers on the ground or build the local teams needed to manage the land to reap the benefits of improved farm performance.