KisanKraft Limited today announced its foray into electric-powered farm equipment, bringing the electric revolution that transformed India's roads to the Indian farm. The company is debuting two new additions to its electric farm equipment range with two machines — the E-Inter-cultivator and the E-Self Propelled Reaper — the latest additions in a planned range of battery-powered equipment designed and manufactured in India for small and medium farmers. In KisanKraft's field trials, the machines brought energy costs down from approximately ₹170 per hour for comparable petrol-powered equipment to approximately ₹10 per hour — a reduction of over 90 per cent.
The foray is a response to a problem KisanKraft has watched build for years across its farmer base: mechanization is becoming harder to afford for the very farmers who need it most. Fuel is the single largest recurring cost of running farm equipment, and petrol engines add to it with regular servicing, spares, breakdowns, and downtime during critical crop windows. At the same time, labour shortages during peak weeding and harvesting seasons are pushing more small farmers towards machines. Caught between rising fuel bills and disappearing labour, the small farmer needed a third option.
KisanKraft chose to build that option as a ground-up electric platform rather than substituting a petrol engine with a motor. Battery and motor technology, proven at scale in India's electric two-wheeler market, has matured to the point where it can survive farm conditions and deliver a full working session on a single charge — making this, in the company's assessment, the right moment to bring electric power to the field. The E-Inter-cultivator and E-Self Propelled Reaper mark the platform's first entry into electric weeding and harvesting equipment, with further additions to the range planned. The same platform will power future additions to the range, including electric boom sprayers.
“For fifty years, the sound of Indian farming has been the roar of the petrol engine — and the farmer has paid for that roar every single hour, in fuel, in servicing, in breakdowns,” said Mr. Amit Sharma, CEO, KisanKraft Limited. “We are foraying into electric because mechanization should make a small farm more profitable, not more expensive to run. When the energy cost of an hour's work drops from ₹170 to ₹10, a machine stops being a burden and starts paying for itself. The E-Inter-cultivator and E-Self Propelled Reaper are just the beginning — we are building a full range of electric machines, engineered from the ground up in India, for Indian farms.”
The machines have been tested at different geographical locations and agro-climatic conditions in India with different soil types and soil conditions like dry, wet and muddy. These machines have undergone over 100+ hours of rigorous testing to ensure consistent performance, reliability, and durability. The E-Inter-Cultivator has also been independently tested and approved by FMTTI.
The launch products:
E-Inter-cultivator — built for weeding and intercultural operations that traditionally demand heavy manual labour or petrol-powered equipment. Fitted with 32 J-shaped blades and weighing approximately 150 kg, it covers around one acre per hour and delivers approximately 3.5 hours of continuous operation on a single charge, with a reverse drive for manoeuvring in confined fields.
E-Self Propelled Reaper — built for timely harvesting when labour is scarcest. It harvests around one acre per hour across paddy, wheat, millets, and soybean — including moderately wet paddy fields — and delivers approximately 4 hours of continuous operation on a single charge.
Key features across the electric platform:
- Removable battery charging in approximately 5.5 hours, away from the machine if needed — practical for homes and rental depots.
- Built for Indian field conditions: IP67-rated motor and controller against dust and water; AIS-certified Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery with an expected life exceeding 2,000–2,500 charge cycles.
- Low running costs: no fuel, engine oil, filters, carburettors, or spark plugs to buy or service.
- Operator comfort: smoother, quieter operation with sharply reduced vibration and fatigue over long working hours.
- Smart-ready: in-house smart controller designed to be IoT-enabled in future releases — battery health and performance monitoring on a mobile app, with geofencing controls for rental agencies.
These products are ready for orders and available through our 5,000+ dealer network across India.
About KisanKraft Limited
KisanKraft Limited, incorporated in 2005 and headquartered in Bengaluru, is India's leading manufacturer of farm machinery for small and marginal farmers, offering hundreds of products spanning soil preparation, planting, crop management, and harvesting. The company serves customers through a network of 5,000+ dealers across India and exports to 16 countries across Asia, Africa and South America. KisanKraft's 46-acre ISO-certified campus in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, houses its manufacturing, R&D, testing, and skilling operations. The company also runs a DSIR-recognized Seeds R&D division developing sustainable rice and vegetable varieties, and markets power tools under its Aryantra brand.
