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Agria Corporation: Agria Director Resigns

^{Published on 2009-05-29 13:15:34, Last Modified on 2009-05-29 13:16:15 - Market Wire}
 

BEIJING--(Marketwire - May 29, 2009) - Agria Corporation (NYSE: [ GRO ]) (the "Company" or "Agria"), an innovative China-based agri-solutions provider, today announced that Dr. Geoffrey Duyk recently resigned as a director of Agria. The Company would like to thank Dr. Duyk for his contributions and service since joining Agria's Board of Directors in August 2007.

About Agria Corporation

Agria Corporation (NYSE: [ GRO ]) is an innovative China-based agri-solutions provider focusing on research and development, production and distribution of three different types of upstream agricultural products. Its diversified portfolio of products comprises corn seeds, sheep breeding and seedlings, including proprietary products. For more information about Agria Corporation, please visit [ www.agriacorp.com ].

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