Jain Irrigation Systems, or Jains, is an Indian multinational conglomerate based in Jalgaon. It develops, manufactures, supports and sells diversified products, including drip and sprinkler irrigation systems and its components, integrated irrigation automation systems for monitoring and control, dosing systems, PVC and PE piping systems, plastic sheets, greenhouses, bio-fertilizers, solar power, solar water heating systems, solar water pumps, turnkey biogas plants, photovoltaic systems and tissue culture plants. JISL also processes dehydrated vegetables, spices, concentrated & frozen fruits or pulp. It also provides turnkey projects and agronomical support services. The company ranked 7th on the Fortune's ‘Change the World’ list as of 2015. It employs over 12,000 employees, 11,000 Dealers and Distributors and has 33 manufacturing plants worldwide.

Mergers and acquisitions

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. emerged as one big company after merging with various Jain Group Companies, such as Jain Plastic & Chemicals Ltd., Jain Kemira Fertilizers Ltd., Jain Rahan Biotech Ltd, Jain Brothers Industries, and Jain Pipe. Jain continued acquiring companies to expand its business penetration. After some big acquisitions it became currently second-largest irrigation company and third-largest dehydrated onion producer in the world. JISL then acquired Tera Agro Technologies and the mango-processing division of Parle-Bisleri Pvt. Ltd., both located in India. After some similar other acquisitions, JISL became the largest processor of fruits & vegetables within India and the biggest mango pulp processor in the organised sector of the world.

2006-2012

2013-2020

History and growth

Early history

In 1963, selling kerosene from a pushcart, a young law graduate Bhavarlal Jain, founded a business. The family formed a partnership with ₹ 7, 000, an accumulated savings of three generations, as capital. Soon, agencies for two-wheelers, auto vehicles, and automobile accessories were established.

Growth (1989 – )

Corporate rankings