What Jacto does

Jacto is a Brazilian agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pompéia, Brazil, with a workforce of 1,001-5,000 employees. The company designs and produces a diversified portfolio of agricultural equipment spanning knapsack sprayers (both manual and battery-powered), planters, sugar cane harvesters, autonomous sprayers, coffee harvesters, prunes, nozzles, and air blast sprayers. Its core technology focus is on agricultural spraying equipment, with proprietary battery-powered sprayer technology delivering up to 40% improved spraying efficiency compared to manual models.

The company primarily serves farmers and agricultural operations requiring precision spraying for weed, pest, and crop management, with a secondary customer segment in forestry professionals managing vegetation in wooded terrain. Jacto, together with Stihl, holds an estimated ~60% combined market share in advanced agricultural sprayers, positioning it as one of two dominant players in this segment alongside global competitors including CNH, Agritech, and Massey Ferguson.

Jacto operates through dealer networks and agricultural equipment distributors serving farming and forestry sectors, though specific pricing models and distribution channel details are not publicly disclosed. The company has exposure to the broader Brazilian agricultural machinery sector and stands to benefit from the Mercosur-EU free trade agreement, which is expected to expand European market access for Brazilian agricultural machinery exports. Jacto maintains a dedicated regional commercial presence via jacto.com/asia, supporting its South American and broader international market reach.

Name

Jacto

Website

https://jacto.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Jacto is a Brazilian agricultural machinery manufacturer (founded 1948) producing knapsack sprayers, planters, harvesters, and autonomous sprayers for farmers and forestry professionals, holding approximately 60% combined market share with Stihl in advanced agricultural sprayers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Spraying Equipment

NAICS

Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection & Application Equipment (Sprayers/Spreaders) (IMAHACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Field & Orchard Sprayers (Boom, Airblast, Spot Sprayers) (AFAAADAA), Spray Control, Rate Controllers & Nozzle Systems (Pumps, Valves, Atomizers) (AFAAADAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural sprayers
• Knapsack sprayers
• Agricultural machinery
• Crop protection equipment
• Battery-powered sprayers

Headquarters

HQ city

Pompéia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Jacto manufactures agricultural spraying equipment, primarily knapsack sprayers (manual and battery-powered), as well as planters, sugar cane harvesters, autonomous sprayers, coffee harvesters, and air blast sprayers. The portfolio is designed for weed, pest, and crop management applications used by farmers, agricultural operations, and forestry professionals, with battery-powered variants delivering up to 40% improved spraying efficiency versus manual models.

Product overview

Jacto manufactures agricultural spraying equipment, specifically knapsack sprayers for agricultural and forestry applications. The product portfolio includes manual and battery-powered sprayer models designed for weed, pest, and crop management. Jacto, along with Stihl, is estimated to account for approximately 60% market share in advanced agricultural sprayers. The products are sold through dealer networks and are featured in comparative buyer's guides alongside competitors like Stihl.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jacto Knapsack Sprayers Agricultural spraying equipment for weed, pest, and crop management used by farmers and forestry professionals. The product line includes both manual and battery-powered models, with battery-powered variants demonstrating up to 40% improved spraying efficiency compared to manual models.
• Autonomous Sprayers Automated spraying systems designed for precision agriculture applications, reducing manual labor requirements and improving application consistency across large agricultural operations.
• Air Blast Sprayers Air blast spraying equipment used for crop protection applications, including orchards and other agricultural settings requiring high-volume, distributed spray coverage.
• Planters Agricultural planting equipment designed for efficient and precise seed placement in row-crop and other farming applications.
• Sugar Cane Harvesters Mechanized harvesting equipment specifically engineered for sugar cane harvesting operations, supporting large-scale sugar cane producers.
• Coffee Harvesters Mechanized harvesting equipment designed for coffee plantations, improving harvesting efficiency and reducing reliance on manual labor.
• Prunes and Nozzles Replacement components and accessories (prunes and nozzles) for Jacto sprayer equipment, supporting equipment maintenance and replacement part needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Battery-powered sprayers improved spraying efficiency by up to 40% compared to manual models in 2025

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Amazone: Amazone manufactures crop protection sprayers, seed drills, and soil tillage equipment, overlapping directly with Jacto's sprayer and planter product lines and serving similar commercial farming customers.
• Stihl: Stihl is the other dominant player in advanced agricultural sprayers, sharing approximately 60% of the combined market with Jacto. Both compete directly in battery-powered and manual knapsack sprayers sold through dealer networks to farmers and forestry professionals.
• Exel Industries: Exel Industries owns sprayer brands including Berthoud, Tecnoma, and Agrifac, making it one of the largest dedicated agricultural and crop sprayer manufacturers globally and a direct peer to Jacto in the spraying equipment category.
• Hardi International: Hardi International is a specialized agricultural sprayer manufacturer producing boom, trailed, and mounted sprayers for crop protection. It directly competes with Jacto's sprayer portfolio in global agricultural markets.
• Kuhn Group (Bucher Industries): Kuhn Group manufactures agricultural implements including sprayers, tillage, and planting equipment under Bucher Industries, competing with Jacto's sprayer and planter offerings in commercial farming segments.

Broad incumbents

• CNH Industrial: CNH Industrial is a global agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer (Case IH, New Holland) explicitly named alongside Jacto in the Brazilian agricultural machinery sector, with overlapping product categories including sprayers and planters.
• John Deere: John Deere is a global agricultural machinery incumbent producing tractors, sprayers, planters, and harvesters. Its self-propelled sprayers and precision agriculture portfolio overlap with Jacto's core sprayer business, though it operates at significantly broader scale.
• AGCO Corporation: AGCO owns Massey Ferguson (explicitly referenced as a Jacto competitor) and other agricultural equipment brands, offering sprayers, tractors, and harvesters at global scale, overlapping with Jacto's diversified machinery portfolio.
• Kubota: Kubota is a global agricultural machinery incumbent with sprayers, tractors, and implements. It competes with Jacto in emerging markets and is expanding in South America, with comparable offerings in the crop protection equipment category.

Regional players

• Mahindra & Mahindra (Farm Equipment): Mahindra's farm equipment division is a major agricultural machinery manufacturer focused primarily on India and other emerging markets. It is comparable to Jacto as a regional incumbent with broad equipment portfolios including sprayers and tractors, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JactoBrasil

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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