Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Origin Agritech Limited

No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road

Changping District

Beijing 102206 China

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated January 14, 2010, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting of Origin Agritech Limited (the “Company”), appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended September 30, 2009.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.

/s/ BDO Limited

BDO Limited

Hong Kong, June 3, 2010