Origin Agritech Limited (Origin), technology-focused crop seed company serving mainland China. The Company’s activities include the specialization in the research and development, production, and sales and marketing of crop seeds (corn, rice, cotton and canola) throughout the People’s Republic of China. The Company seeks to provide farmers with enabling technology and services, producing and protecting higher crop yields. Origin, together with State Harvest Holdings Limited, conduct operations in China primarily through Origin's People’s Republic of China (PRC) Operating Companies comprising Beijing Origin State Harvest Biotechnology Limited, Beijing Origin Seed Limited (Beijing Origin) and its four subsidiaries: Changchun Origin Seed Technology Development Limited, Henan Origin Cotton Technology Development Limited, Denong Zhengcheng Seed Limited and Jilin Changrong High-tech Seed Limited.