EX-99.1 2 tv488579_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

November 2016 Origin Agritech Limited SEED+ Rural E - Commerce with Blockchain T echnologies 1

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Outline • Origin Embraces Information Technologies • Rural E - Commerce Opportunities • Origin SEED+ Rural E - Commerce Strategy • Origin Competitive Advantages • Next Steps 3

Origin Embraces Information Technologies • In addition to the agribiotech Origin has been developing, we have also been embracing new information technologies over the years: • Establishing large database system with the characterization of corn germplasms in China Database System • Leading the online seed sales platform orchestrated by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture in 2014 • Started online corn seed sales in China with Beijing Shihui in 2014 Online Seed Sales • Developing seed supply source tracking system for the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (Cooperated with Beijing Shihui ) for over five years Supply Source Tracking 4

Rural E - Commerce Opportunities • First generation E - commerce companies: Amazon; Alibaba; JD, etc. • New breed of E - commerce in China: Social Network E - Commerce ( Pinduoduo , Yunji, etc.) is growing faster than Alibaba and JD.com during the comparable growing stages; • E - Commerce in the rural regions is still at the early stage, both for the agricultural inputs and consumer goods; • Social Network E - Commerce represents significant opportunities in the rural regions as Chinese farmers are more socially integrated and their decisions are often influenced by their network of friends and family. 5

Rural E - Commerce Opportunities Corn Seed RMB 15B All Seed RMB 80B Ag Inputs RMB >1Trillion Rural Consumption > RMB 5Trillion Market Potential in China 6 Sources: Chinese Ministry of Agriculture Ag Inputs estimate assumption: 1.8B mu arable land; >RMB600/mu Ag Inputs, including seed, fertilizer, crop protection, ag equipment, services, etc.; (1 acre = 15mu); Rural Consumption estimate assumption: 800 million rural population, >RMB7,000 per capita consumption

Origin SEED+ Rural E - Commerce Strategies SEED+ Rural E - Commerce Focusing on Rural China Origin hybrid seed products with Origin biotech traits Supply Source Tracking System Blockchain Technologies Cooperating with Elastos Foundation Social Network E - Commerce Ecosystem 7

Origin Competitive Advantages • 20 years operating in rural China with strong brand name • Broad geographic exposure across vast farmland in China • Large rural customer base with a network of over 30,000 distributors/ retailers and exposure to over 10 million farmers throughout China over 20 years of operation in rural China. • Management experience and understanding in rural area agricultural business and consumer behavior • Experience in online sales of seed products • Experience in supply source tracking for seed products 8

Origin Competitive Advantages Cooperate with Elastos Foundation to develop Blockchain technologies for agricultural seed and produce a tracking system and a decentralized social network e - commerce ecosystem. Blockchain Technologies » Track product supply source to eliminate or dramatically reduce pirating » Source tracking could guarantee product quality » Blockchain technologies provide technical solution for decentralized e - commerce system » Blockchain technologies enable trusted and secured transactions » E - commerce system established on blockchain technology is an open eco system, which will enable further technology and application development Supply Source Tracking System Decentralized Social Network E - Commerce EcoSystem 9

Next Steps • Setting up e - commerce platform focusing on rural China • Starting social network e - commerce business with products including but not limited to agricultural inputs • Develop B lockchain technology platform for supply source tracking system and e - commerce ecosystem 10

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