Agria Announces Change to Board of Directors

 HONG KONG—May 17, 2016 -- Agria Corporation (NYSE: GRO) (the “Company” or “Agria”) today announced that the Company’s executive director Mr. Brent de Jong will step down, effective May 31, 2016.  Having been a director of the Company since the 8^th of June 2015, Mr. de Jong is stepping down from his Board position to focus on personal and other business interests and commitments.

Alan Lai, Executive Chairman of the Company, commented, “During the last year with the Company, Mr. de Jong made significant contributions to the Company's success.  As a member of the Board, he helped position the Company for future growth, especially in expanding our international footprint.  On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Brent for his service to the Company, and wish him the best in his future endeavors.”

About Agria Corporation

Agria (NYSE: GRO) is a global agricultural company with three principal business segments: Seed and Grain; Crop Protection, Nutrients and Merchandise; and Rural Services. The Seed and Grain segment is engaged in research and development, production and sale of a broad range of seed products and trading of seed and grain products globally. The Crop Protection, Nutrients and Merchandise segment operates an extensive chain of retail stores that supply farm input materials. The Rural Services segment provides livestock trading, wool trading, irrigation and pumping, real estate agency and other agriservices.  For more information about Agria Corporation, please visit www.agriacorp.com.

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This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements, including the management’s commentary, are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Agria may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 20-F and 6-K, etc., in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Agria’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those risks outlined in Agria’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this announcement unless otherwise stated and Agria does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

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