EXHIBIT 99.1

China Organic Agriculture Achieves Two of Three Major Exchange Listing
Requirements with Appointment of Third Independent Director

      Agriculture Expert Guangwu Zhang Brings Scientific Expertise to Board of
Directors and Future Product Evaluation Efforts

      Business Wire

      LOS ANGELES & LIAONING, China -- December 08, 2008

      China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA), an international
diversified premium food products company capitalizing on China's burgeoning
domestic consumer demand, today announced the completion of an important
requirement for listing on a major exchange by appointing Professor Guangwu
Zhang as the third independent director on CNOA's Board.

      As mentioned in the Company's strategic initiatives in October, China
Organic Agriculture is seeking graduation to a higher exchange as soon as t
meets listing requirements. These basic requirements include three independent
directors, maintaining certain average volume levels and achieving the stock
price required by the exchange on which we seek to list.

      "The appointment of a third independent director marks the completion of
two out of the three basic listing requirements for China Organic Agriculture,"
said Jinsong Li, Chief Executive Officer. "Our only remaining requirement is
increasing our share price, which has been appreciating despite current market
conditions. We credit our share price increase in part to our high-growth
acquisition strategy, consistent news flow and record guidance of $0.29 EPS for
the full year 2008."

      Mr. Zhang brings decades of experience as an expert in the field of
Agriculture. He currently holds the position of Professor of Agriculture at
Shandong Agricultural University. As author of over 100 academic papers, he
currently holds several prestigious appointments including Vice Committee
Chairman of Cultivation Research Committee of The Crop Science Society of China
as well as evaluator of National Natural Science Foundation of China.

      "China Organic is carefully constructing an extremely focused and
experienced Board of Directors," said Mr. Li. "I believe Mr. Zhang's appointment
brings expertise that will prove invaluable as we evaluate new products as
potential additions to our list of high quality premium natural foods."

      China Organic Agriculture is in the process of transforming itself from an
agricultural supply company to a leader in the trading and distribution of high
quality luxury goods and premium foods throughout China and Asia.

      About China Organic Agriculture

      China Organic Agriculture is a high growth international food products
company capitalizing on China's burgeoning domestic demand for premium products
due to an expanding class of consumers with the ability to acquire premium food
products.



      The Company has developed an extensive distribution network throughout
China including Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing. The Company is positioned to
leverage this network to increase market penetration with broad distribution of
agricultural, food and related premium products. The Company has experienced
significant growth since its inception in 2002 and continues to implement a
number of strategic initiatives to further expand revenues and earnings. For
more information, please visit:

      www.chinaorganicagriculture.com.

      FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This document includes forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements concerning future acquisitions, estimates of, and increases in,
production, cash flows and values, statements relating to the continued
advancement of China Organic Agriculture's products and other statements which
are not historical facts. When used in this document, the words such as "could,"
"plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," and similar expressions are
forward-looking statements. Although China Organic Agriculture Inc. believes
that its expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can
be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from
these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those set
forth in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together
with the risks discussed in our press releases and other communications to
shareholders issued by us from time to time, such as our ability to raise
capital as and when required, the availability of raw products and other
supplies, competition, the costs of goods, government regulations, and political
and economic factors in the People's Republic of China in which our subsidiaries
operate.

      Contact:

      China Organic Agriculture, Inc.
      Steve Wan, 310-441-9777
      stevewan@chinaorganicagriculture.com
      or
      Kate Ou, 646-200-6322
      kateou@chinaorganicagriculture.com
      or
      China America Financial Communications Group
      Darren Minton, 212-823-0523
      chinaorganic@cafcg.com