Soil is a finite, nonrenewable resource on our planet–and we’re losing more than 100 million hectares of soil every year.
When soil breaks down, it loses the organic matter that helps retain and control water effectively. Disastrous effects such as landslides, droughts, floods, and pollution can result from soil degradation at such a large scale. Soil helps regulate atmospheric CO2 concentrations that contribute to climate change, as well as buffer pests and harmful bacteria.
Soil degradation is also one of the leading threats to global food production. According to Earth.org, “Non-degraded, healthy soil is a direct necessity for 95% of the food production for more than 8 billion people.”
Degraded soil negatively affects farmers’ quality and output. Less productive land leads to lower yields, higher pest and disease pressure, as well as increased costs of production.
That’s why it’s imperative for today’s growers to use sustainable farming and land management practices to protect our soil and the future of our planet.
Below, we outline how Jiffy offers soilless media solutions to support higher-quality harvests while also growing more sustainably.
Jiffy Growbags Help Soft Fruit Growers Go Soilless
Today’s soft fruit growers in South America are facing major challenges with soil erosion and degradation. Soil degradation is contributing to nutrient depletion, reduced fertility, reduced water retention capacity, and contamination.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, “75% of soils in Latin America and the Caribbean are degraded, leading to economic losses of up to USD 60 billion per year due to reduced agricultural productivity.”
Jiffy is helping soft fruit growers in Latin America and around the world turn to more sustainable solutions with our soilless Growbags line of products.
The Jiffy Growbag is the most powerful multipurpose growing medium available on the market today. Growbags provide:
- An ideal water-to-air ratio for root development, leading to fewer diseases, higher yields, and up to 90% in water savings;
- 100% coconut coir materials made from renewable raw material with no disposability issues; and
- Very wide range of product selections, ensuring the perfect range for your crop.
Jiffy’s Growbags are stable over time and do not lose their porosity. They remain aerated and free-draining.
Plus, Growbags are lightweight and non-bulky, making them super-quick and easy to install.
This has been a huge benefit for operations like Comercializadora Macri in Sibaté, Colombia. “If a farmer has to bend over, they get tired and take longer,” says agricultural engineer Yorlady Criollo. “A fruit producer or harvester working upright can do it faster.”
Criollo adds that, “The Growbag essentially pays for itself [with] environmental benefits and health benefits for humans,” and that the team has been able to produce plants more uniformly, with larger fruits and more density per acre.
Growbags Solution For Every Grower
Jiffy Growbags come in multiple varieties so you can find the best solution for your crop, including:
- EasyFill Growbags – for growers who prefer a container system with increased height to encourage root development.
- High Yield Growbags – which have two layers (coco pith and husk chips). These are peat-free and food-safe.
- 50/50 Growbags – which contain a special combination of 50% coco pith and 50% husk chips, and a very high water-holding capacity great for strawberries.
- 70/30 Growbags – which contain 70% coconut husk chips and 30% coconut coir pith ideal for moderate climates.
- Husk Chips Growbags – containing 100% husk chips with high air content (44%) when saturated with water and popular in moderate climates which prefer heavy irrigation.
Plus, all our Growbags are available in Jiffy Finesse or Jiffy Essence configuration, depending on your needs.
All Jiffy Growbags are a 100% peat-free solution crafted from RHP-certified coir.
Jiffy’s Growbags offer additional advantages for growers, including:
- ISO-certified and OMRI-listed options
- Options for USDA-certified organic produce
- Arriving dehydrated and compressed for easy transportation and storage
- Delivery all around the world
- Expert advice and after-sales care
As a manufacturer, it is important that we have control over the origins of our raw materials and the methods used to produce our Growbags. Our coir comes directly from our own plants in Sri Lanka.
To guarantee the high quality standard of our products, we certify our product portfolio for organic use, biodegradability, quality, uniformity, etc. This way we help you to meet the requirements your products need in the field for organic production, sustainability, biodegradability and quality.
To learn more about Jiffy Growbags, visit our Growbags product page and download our Growbags brochure.
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Jiffy is a leading global supplier of premium growing media and solution thinking. We aim to serve you, our customers in plant propagation and cultivation, to achieve better results with fewer worries. We do this by continually improving, innovating, and working toward our common goals, based on scientific research, teamwork, and decades of experience. Let’s develop sustainable plant growing solutions together: Let’s start today!