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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2025

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE

SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

FARMMI, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Fl 1, Building No. 1, 888 Tianning Street, Liandu District

Lishui, Zhejiang Province

People’s Republic of China 323000

+86-0578-82612876 — telephone

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s

principal executive offices)

CT Corporation System

28 Liberty St.

New York, NY 10005

+1-212-894-8940 — telephone

(Name, address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With a copy to:

Anthony W. Basch, Esq.

Yan (Natalie) Wang, Esq.

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Two James Center

1021 East Cary Street, Suite 1400

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(804) 771-5700

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised accounting standards provided to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The Selling Shareholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

Subject to Completion, DATED September 11, 2025

Up to 12,500,001 Ordinary Shares

FARMMI, INC.

This prospectus relates to the resale, from time to time, by the selling shareholders (the “Selling Shareholders”) identified in this prospectus under the caption “Selling Shareholders,” of up to 12,500,001 ordinary shares, par value $2.40 per share (the “Shares”), of Farmmi, Inc., including 4,166,667 ordinary shares and 8,333,334 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of Series C warrants to purchase ordinary shares (the “Series C Warrants” or the “Warrants”).

We are registering the Shares on behalf of the Selling Shareholders to be sold by them from time to time. We are not selling any ordinary shares under this prospectus and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of Shares by the Selling Shareholders. We may receive cash proceeds equal to the total exercise price of the Warrants, to the extent that the Warrants are exercised using cash. The initial exercise price of each Warrant is $2.40 per ordinary share, subject to adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events and reset as set forth in the Warrant. See “Use of Proceeds.”

The Selling Shareholders may sell the Shares offered by this prospectus from time to time on terms to be determined at the time of sale through ordinary brokerage transactions or through any other means described in this prospectus under the caption “Plan of Distribution.” The Shares may be sold at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.

Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “FAMI”. On September 10, 2025, the last reported sale price of our Ordinary Shares was $1.88 per share. There is no established market for the Warrants and we do not intend to apply to list the Warrants on any securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system.

We are not a Chinese operating company but a Cayman Islands exempted company with operations primarily conducted by our subsidiaries established in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”). Therefore, investing in our securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus involves unique and a high degree of risk. You should carefully read and consider the risk factors beginning on page 33 of this prospectus and the risk factors described in the periodic and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information before you make your investment decision.

The securities offered in this offering are of the offshore holding company, Farmmi, Inc. (the “Company”), which owns equity interests, directly or indirectly, of the operating subsidiaries. As a holding company with no material operations of its own, the vast majority of the Company’s business is conducted by our PRC subsidiaries with a small portion operated by our non-PRC subsidiaries. Investor of our securities will not and may never have direct ownership in our subsidiaries based in China. This holding structure involves unique risks to investors that the PRC government could disallow our holding company structure, which would result in a material change in our operations and the value of such securities could significantly decline or become worthless. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China” starting on page 34 of this prospectus. Unless otherwise stated, as used in this prospectus and in the context of describing our operations and consolidated financial information, “Farmmi,” “FAMI,” “we,” “us,” “Company,” or “our,” refers to Farmmi, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company. “PRC Subsidiaries” refer to our subsidiaries incorporated in mainland China; “Hong Kong Subsidiary” refers to our subsidiary incorporated in Hong Kong. We may also refer to all of our subsidiaries, “Subsidiaries.”

Historically a portion of our business had been conducted through a series of contractual arrangements with Hangzhou Nongyuan Network Technology Co., Ltd. (“Nongyuan Network,” the “consolidated entity” or “VIE”), a PRC company that we did not hold any equity interest. Such structure and the contractual arrangements, or VIE agreements, were designed to enable our PRC subsidiaries to control and direct business activities of Nongyuan Network and receive economic benefits from it where PRC law prohibited, restricted or imposed conditions on direct foreign investment in such entity. During the previous three fiscal years, we and our subsidiaries were the primary beneficiary of Nongyuan Network for accounting purposes and the financial results of Nongyuan Network were consolidated with ours under the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (the “U.S. GAAP”). Following the sales of all the equity of our wholly owned subsidiaries, Zhejiang Farmmi Agricultural Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. (“Farmmi Agriculture”) and its parent holding company, in January 2024, the VIE agreements and arrangements with Nongyuan Network were sold together with other assets of Farmmi Agriculture and as a result, we will no longer consolidate the operation and financial results of Nongyuan Network. For a description of the historical VIE contractual arrangements, see “Corporate Structure — Historical Contractual Arrangements for E-Commerce Operations and Recent Development” starting on page 14 of this prospectus. While our current corporate structure does not contain any VIE and we have no intention establishing any VIEs in the future, if PRC laws and regulations change, or the interpretation or enforcement of PRC laws and regulations changes and the VIE structure is retroactively disallowed, we and our PRC subsidiaries could be subject to severe penalties or other adverse consequences, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations, and our securities may decline significantly in value or become worthless. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China” starting on page 34 of this prospectus.

We are subject to legal and operational risks associated with being based in and having the majority of the Company’s operations in the PRC. Chinese regulatory authorities could change the rules and regulations regarding foreign ownership in the industry in which the Company operates, which would likely result in a material change in our operations and/or a material change in the value of the securities we are registering for sale, including that it could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. The Chinese government may intervene or influence the operation of our PRC operating entities and exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of their business and may intervene in or influence their operations at any time, or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our ordinary shares. Further, any actions by the Chinese government to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — The PRC government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we conduct our business through our subsidiaries in China and may intervene in or influence the operations of our subsidiaries at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and cause the value of our ordinary shares to significantly decline or become worthless” beginning on page 34 and page 44.

Recently the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and made statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council jointly released the Opinions on Severely Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities According to Law, or the Opinions. The Opinions emphasized the need to strengthen the administration over illegal securities activities and to strengthen the supervision over overseas listings by Chinese companies. Effective measures such as promoting the construction of relevant regulatory systems will be taken to deal with the risks and incidents of overseas listed companies, and cybersecurity and data privacy protection requirements. The Opinions and any related implementing rules to be enacted may subject us to compliance requirement in the future.

On February 17, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, issued the Circular on the Administrative Arrangements for Filing of Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Circular, and released a set of new regulations which consists of the Trial Administrative Measures of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies, or the Trial Measures, and five supporting guidelines. The CSRC also released the Notice on the Arrangements for the Filing Management of Overseas Listing of Domestic Companies, or the Notice. These CSRC regulations, collectively referred to as the Overseas Listing Rules, took effect on March 31, 2023. Under these rules, a company established in mainland China seeking securities offering and listing, by both direct or indirect means, in an overseas market is required to undertake filing procedures with the CSRC for its overseas offering and listing activities. The Trial Measures also set forth a list of circumstance under which overseas offering and listing by domestic companies established in mainland China is prohibit, including: (i) where such securities offering and listing is explicitly prohibited by the PRC laws; (ii) where the intended securities offering and listing may endanger national security as reviewed and determined by competent PRC authorities under the State Council in accordance with PRC laws; (iii) where the domestic company established in mainland China, or its controlling shareholders and the actual controller, have committed crimes such as corruption, bribery, embezzlement, misappropriation of property or undermining the order of the socialist market economy during the latest three (3) years; (iv) where the domestic company established in mainland China seeking securities offering and listing is suspected of committing crimes or major violations of laws and regulations, and is under investigation according to law, and no conclusion has yet been made thereof; and (v) where there are material ownership disputes over equity held by the controlling shareholder of the company established in mainland China or by other shareholders that are controlled by the controlling shareholder and/or actual controller. In accordance with the Trial Measures, the listing and trading of our ordinary shares on Nasdaq is deemed as an indirect overseas listing and trading by domestic companies established in mainland China, and thus, we are subject to the Overseas Listing Rules and the relevant filing procedures. Our PRC counsel, Guangdong Zhiheng (Shanghai) law firm, has confirmed, as of the date of this prospectus, none of the circumstances prohibiting the overseas offering and listing by domestic companies applies to us, and we can offer and continue to list our ordinary shares on Nasdaq. Pursuant to the Notice, we are deemed as an “Existing Issuer” because we had been listed overseas before March 31, 2023 and are not required to undertake the initial filing procedure immediately. We, however, must complete filing procedures as required in a timely manner for the subsequent events, including any follow-up offerings, dual and/or secondary offering and listing on different overseas markets, and occurrence of material events including change of control, investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory authorities, and voluntary or mandatory delisting. If we or our PRC Subsidiaries fail to undertake filing procedures as stipulated in the Trial Measures, or offer and list securities in an overseas market in violation of the Trial Measures, the CSRC may order rectification, issue warnings to us and/or our PRC Subsidiaries, and impose a fine of between RMB 1,000,000 and RMB 10,000,000. The CSRC may also inform its regulatory counterparts in the overseas jurisdictions, such as the SEC, via cross-border securities regulatory cooperation mechanisms. Further, on February 24, 2023, the CSRC, together with Ministry of Finance, National Administration of State Secrets Protection, and National Archives Administration of China, released the Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Related to the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises (the “Confidentiality Provisions”). Under the Confidentiality Provisions, domestic companies established in mainland China seeking overseas offering and listing, by both direct and indirect means, are required to institute a sound confidentiality and archives system. If such domestic companies established in mainland China intend to, either directly or through its overseas listed entity, publicly disclose or provide to relevant individuals or entities including securities companies, securities service providers and overseas regulators, any documents and materials that contain state secrets or secrets of government agencies, they shall obtain approval from competent authorities and complete the relevant filing procedure with the competent secrecy administrative department prior to their disclosure or provision of such documents and materials. If they provide or publicly disclose documents and materials which may adversely affect national security or public interests, they shall strictly follow the corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. Any failure or perceived failure to comply with the above confidentiality and archives administration requirements under the Confidentiality Provisions and other relevant PRC laws and regulations may cause relevant entities to be held legally liable, including criminal liability. As of the date of this prospectus, we believe that none of our PRC subsidiaries or their operations have had access to any documents or materials involving state secrets or work secrets of PRC government agencies, nor have we and our subsidiaries have provided to any person or disclosed any such documents or information. Any failure of us or our mainland China subsidiaries to fully comply with the Overseas Listing Rules and/or the Confidentiality Provisions, may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to list our ordinary shares on Nasdaq, cause significant disruption to our business operations, severely damage our reputation, materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and cause our ordinary shares to significantly decline in value or become worthless. See “Risk Factor — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — We are required to complete filing procedures with the CSRC in connection with securities issuance and may be subject to approval, filing or other procedures with other Chinese regulatory authorities in connection with securities offerings under PRC law, and we cannot predict whether we will be able, or how long it will take us, to obtain such approval or complete such filing or other procedures” beginning on page 34 and page 35.

We or our subsidiaries may also be subject to PRC laws relating to the use, sharing, retention, security and transfer of confidential and private information, such as personal information and other data. On November 14, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the Regulations on the Network Data Security Management (Draft for Comments), or the Data Security Management Regulations Draft. Pursuant to the draft regulation, data processors holding more than one million users/users’ individual information shall be subject to cybersecurity review before listing abroad. Data processing activities refer to activities such as the collection, retention, use, processing, transmission, provision, disclosure, or deletion of data. According to the latest amended Cybersecurity Review Measures, which was promulgated on November 16, 2021, and became effective on February 15, 2022, an online platform operator holding more than one million users/users’ individual information shall be subject to cybersecurity review before listing abroad. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not been informed by any PRC governmental authority of any requirement that we or our Subsidiaries file for approval for this offering. We don’t believe that we or any of our subsidiaries will be subject to either the amended Cybersecurity Review Measures or the Data Security Management Regulations Draft since none of us hold more than one million users/users’ individual information. However, it is uncertain how the above-mentioned new laws or regulations will be interpreted or implemented, and whether it will affect us. Since these regulations are new, it is highly uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on the business and operations of our PRC subsidiaries, their ability to accept foreign investments, and our ability to continue to list or offer securities on an U.S. exchange. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in China — “Uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us” beginning on page 34 and page 36.

In addition, the Chinese government has recently strengthened its anti-monopoly regulation and enforcement. In 2011, the State Council promulgated the Notice on Establishing the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or Circular 6, and MOFCOM issued related implementation regulations, officially establishing a security review system for mergers and acquisitions of domestic enterprises by foreign investors. In July 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) opened cybersecurity probes into several U.S.-listed technology companies focusing on anti-monopoly regulation and those companies’ practice to collect, store, process and transfer data. On June 24, 2022, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress adopted the amended Anti-Monopoly Law, which increases the fines for illegal concentration of business operators. On February 7, 2021, the Anti-Monopoly Committee of the State Council promulgated the Anti-monopoly Guidelines for the Platform Economy Sector, or the Anti-monopoly Guideline, aiming to improve anti-monopoly administration on online platforms and specifically prohibit certain acts of the platform economy operators that may have the effect of eliminating or limiting market competition. As of the date of this prospectus, the Chinese government’s recent statements and regulatory actions related to anti-monopoly concerns have not impacted our ability to conduct business, accept foreign investments, or list on a U.S. stock exchange because neither the Company nor its PRC subsidiaries have engaged in monopolistic acts that are subject to these statements or regulatory actions.

As a holding company, we may rely upon dividends paid to us by our subsidiaries in the PRC or elsewhere to pay dividends and to finance any debt we may incur. As of the date of this prospectus, none of our subsidiaries has issued any dividends or distributions to us and we have not made any dividends or distributions to our shareholders. Our subsidiaries in the PRC generate and retain cash generated from operating activities and re-invest it in our business. Under Cayman Islands law, we may pay a dividend on our shares out of either profit or the share premium account, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in us being unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. If we determine to pay dividends, as a holding company, we will be dependent primarily on receipt of funds from our subsidiaries in PRC through our Hong Kong subsidiary.

Current PRC regulations permit our subsidiaries in mainland China to pay dividends to us or our Hong Kong subsidiary only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. Under our current corporate structure, we rely on dividend payments or other distributions from our subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders or to service any debt we may incur. If any subsidiary incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends to us. In addition, under PRC laws and regulations, each of our subsidiaries in mainland China is required to set aside a portion of their net income each year to fund a statutory surplus reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. This reserve is not distributable as dividends. As a result, our PRC subsidiaries are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of its net assets to us in the form of dividends, loans or advances. Further, the PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits, if any. If we are unable to receive funds from our subsidiaries, we may be unable to pay cash dividends on our ordinary shares.

Cash dividends, if any, on our ordinary shares will be paid in U.S. dollars. If we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas shareholders may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10%. A 10% PRC withholding tax is applicable to dividends payable to investors that are non-resident enterprises. Any gain realized on the transfer of ordinary shares by such investors is also subject to PRC tax at a current rate of 10% which in the case of dividends will be withheld at source if such gain is regarded as income derived from sources within the PRC.

Pursuant to the Arrangement between Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC resident enterprise. However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including without limitation that (a) the Hong Kong resident enterprise must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong resident enterprise must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in a PRC entity during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong entity must obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot be certain that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to be paid by our PRC subsidiaries to our Hong Kong subsidiary. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. Our Hong Kong subsidiary intends to apply for the tax resident certificate when our subsidiaries in mainland China plan to declare and pay dividends to their Hong Kong parent companies.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, we provided working capital loans of $151.8 million in aggregate to our subsidiaries. For the year ended September 30, 2023, we provided working capital loans of $151.7 million in aggregate to our subsidiaries. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2022, we provided working capital loans of $140.4 million in aggregate to our wholly owned subsidiaries.

We have not declared or paid any cash dividends, nor do we have any present plan to pay any cash dividends on our ordinary shares in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to operate and expand our business. As of the date of this prospectus, we do not anticipate any difficulties on our ability to transfer cash between subsidiaries. We have not installed any cash management policies that dictate the amount of such funds and how such funds are transferred.

Our ordinary shares may be prohibited from trading on a national exchange or “over-the-counter” markets under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAA”) if the PCAOB determines it is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditors for two consecutive years. Pursuant to the HFCAA, the PCAOB issued a Determination Report on December 16, 2021 which found that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. In addition, the PCAOB’s report identified the specific registered public accounting firms which are subject to these determinations. Our auditor, YCM CPA INC., headquartered in Irvine, California, has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis. Our auditor was not among the PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in the PRC or Hong Kong that were subject to PCAOB’s determination. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB removed mainland China and Hong Kong from the list of jurisdictions where it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the future, if it is determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate our auditor completely, or if there is any regulatory change or step taken by PRC regulators that does not permit our auditor to provide audit documentations to the PCAOB for inspection or investigation, or the PCAOB expands the scope of the Determination so that we are subject to the HFCAA, as the same may be amended, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Any audit reports not issued by auditors that are completely inspected or investigated by the PCAOB, or a lack of PCAOB inspections of audit work undertaken in China that prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating our auditor’s audits and their quality control procedures, could result in a lack of assurance that our financial statements and disclosures are adequate and accurate, which could result in limitation or restriction to our access to the U.S. capital markets and trading of our securities, including trading on the national exchange or “over-the-counter” markets, may be prohibited under the HFCAA. See “Risk Factors — Our shares may be delisted under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditors for two consecutive years” for more information.

Investing in our securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully read and consider the risk factors beginning on page 33 of this prospectus, as well as those included in the periodic and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission before you make your investment decision.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, any United States state securities commission, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is _______, 2025

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements		9

Prospectus Summary		10

The Offering		32

Risk Factors		33

Use of Proceeds		58

Capitalization		58

Selling Shareholders		59

Plan of Distribution		62

Description of Share Capital		63

Legal Matters		76

Experts		76

Interests of Named Experts and Counsel		76

Information Incorporated by Reference		77

Where You Can Find More Information		78

Enforceability of Civil Liabilities		78

Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities		78

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and our SEC filings that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain or incorporate by reference forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements,” including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new projects or other developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements of management’s beliefs, goals, strategies, intentions and objectives, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “potential,” “likely,” “projects,” “continue,” “will,” and “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we actually will achieve the plans, intentions or expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements. These important factors include those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus we may authorize for use in connection with a specific offering. These factors and the other cautionary statements made in this prospectus should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This prospectus describes the general manner in which the Selling Shareholders may offer from time to time up to an aggregate of 12,500,001 ordinary shares, including 4,166,667 ordinary shares and 8,333,334 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Series C Warrants, including ordinary shares that may become issuable pursuant to certain anti-dilution adjustments. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and the related exhibits, any prospectus supplement or amendment thereto and the documents incorporated by reference, or to which we have referred you, before making your investment decision. Neither we nor the Selling Shareholders have authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus, any prospectus supplement or amendments thereto do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or amendments thereto in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation of an offer in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or amendments thereto, as well as information we have previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of the applicable document.

If necessary, the specific manner in which the Shares may be offered and sold will be described in a supplement to this prospectus, which supplement may also add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement, provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date-for example, a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement-the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.

Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any distribution of ordinary shares pursuant to this prospectus shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the information set forth or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or in our affairs since the date of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since such date.

As permitted by SEC rules and regulations, the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at its website or at its offices described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

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Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this prospectus to:

	·	“Farmmi,” “FAMI,” “we,” “our,” “our company,” the “company” and “us” are to Farmmi, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company;

	·	Farmmi International Limited, a Hong Kong limited company (“Farmmi International” when individually referenced), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of FAMI;

	·	Farmmi USA Inc (“Farmmi US”), a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of FAMI;

	·	SuppChains Group Inc(“SuppChains”), a California corporation. Farmmi USA owns directly 75% of the outstanding shares of SuppChains, with the remaining 25% owned by Ttone Trucking Inc, a California company owned by Hui Xu, an unrelated third party.

	·	SuppChains Transport Inc (“SuppChains Transport”), a California corporation. SuppChains’ wholly-owned subsidiary.

	·	SuppChains OAK INC (“SuppChains OAK”), a New Jersey corporation. Suppchains’ wholly-owned subsidiary.

	·	“PRC subsidiaries” are to our subsidiaries established in mainland China, including:

	·	Farmmi (Hangzhou) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd

	·	Lishui Farmmi E-Commerce Co., Ltd

	·	Zhejiang Yitang Medical Service Co., Ltd

	·	Zhejiang Yiting Medical Technology Co., Ltd

	·	Farmmi (Hangzhou) Health Development Co., Ltd

	·	Zhejiang Farmmi Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd

	·	Jiangxi Xiangbo Agriculture and Forestry Development Co. Ltd

	·	Yudu County Yada Forestry Co., Ltd

	·	Zhejiang Farmmi Ecological Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd

	·	Zhejiang Suyuan Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd

	·	“Farmmi Agricultural” are to Zhejiang Farmmi Agricultural Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., a PRC company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Farmmi Holding, which was a wholly foreign owned enterprise, or our “WFOE,” before January 2024;

	·	“Nongyuan Network” or “VIE” are to Hangzhou Nongyuan Network Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company which was a consolidated affiliated entity whose financial statements were included in our consolidated financial statements for the 2023 and prior fiscal years as a result of a series of agreements;

	·	“China” and “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China, and for purposes of this prospectus, are also to mainland China;

	·	“RMB,” “Renminbi” and “¥” are to the legal currency of China; and

	·	“USD,” “U.S. dollars,” “dollars,” and “$” are to the legal currency of the United States.

Our fiscal year end is September 30. References to a particular “fiscal year” are to our fiscal year ended September 30 of that calendar year.

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ABOUT FARMMI, INC.

FAMI is not a PRC operating company but a holding company incorporated as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands. As a holding company, we own equity interests, directly or indirectly, in our subsidiaries based in mainland China, Hong Kong, Canada and the U.S. The vast majority of the business operations are conducted by our subsidiaries based in mainland China.

Investors in FAMI’s securities are not purchasing an equity interest in our operating subsidiaries in China, Canada and the U.S. but instead are purchasing an equity interest in a Cayman Islands exempted company.

This summary highlights selected information that is presented in greater detail elsewhere, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus. It does not contain all of the information that may be important to you and your investment decision. Before investing in the securities that we are offering, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, including the matters set forth under the section of this prospectus captioned “Risk Factors,” “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and the financial statements and related notes and other information that we incorporate by reference herein, including, but not limited to, our 2024 Annual Report and our other SEC reports.

Overview

We currently produce and/or sell the following categories of agricultural products: Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er, cotton, corn, forestry and other products. We do not grow fungi, but purchase dried edible fungi from third party suppliers, mainly from family farms, and two co-operatives representing family farms, Jingning Liannong Trading Co. Ltd (“JLT”) and Qingyuan Nongbang Mushroom Industry Co., Ltd (“QNMI”), with whom we have worked with for many years. JLT and QNMI are two companies in Lishui area where our facilities are located. They are co-operatives representing family farms which plant and provide edible fungi. JLT and QNMI themselves do not have any facility and do not process any fungi. They are established to share resources such as procurement information and to enjoy the advantage of economy of scale. After we select and filter the dried edible fungi for specific size and better quality, we may further dehydrate them again, as deemed necessary, to ensure the uniform level of dryness of our products. We then package the fungi products for sale. The only products we process and package are edible fungi, which are processed and packaged at our own processing facilities. For other agricultural products, such as rice and edible oil, we purchase them from third-party suppliers and sell these products at our online store Farmmi Jicai. Mainly through distributors, we offer gourmet dried mushrooms to domestic and overseas retail supermarkets, produce distributors and foodservice distributors and operators. We have become an enterprise with advanced processing equipment and business management experience, and we pride ourselves on consistently producing quality mushrooms and serving our customers with a high level of commitment.

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During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, 98.66% of our products were sold in China to domestic distributors and the remaining 1.34% were sold outside mainland China, including the U.S., Japan, Canada and other countries or regions, through distributors. Our subsidiaries had previously sold products through e-commerce platforms operated by Nongyuan Network and third party e-commerce service providers. Most of our e-commerce operations had been closed as of January 2023 to reduce the operating costs and expenses given the low profit margins generated.

The product sales agreements with major distributors of our products generally provide that payment is due upon receipt of a value-added tax invoice, and the customer should make the payment by bank’s acceptance bill or wire transfer. Delivery is made at our factory and the customer is responsible for the cost of transportation. Products are deemed to be accepted upon receipt unless the customer rejects the delivery. Our cooperation with other domestic sale distributors is similar, except the delivery is made at the distributor’s warehouse. For new distributors, we may require full payment before we deliver the products to them.

Our subsidiaries supply products indirectly to foreign customers, such as supermarkets or food companies, through distributors in China. Our agreements with these Chinese distributors provide that payment is due upon receipt of a value-added tax invoice and a copy of bill of lading, and the distributor should make the payment by wire transfer. Our products are required to meet the export requirements. Delivery is completed at a warehouse designated by the Chinese distributor, and we are responsible for the cost of transportation from our warehouse to the warehouse designated by the Chinese distributor. Products are deemed to be accepted upon receipt unless the foreign customers raise objections.

Product quality is always our main focus. Our subsidiaries have established a food quality traceability system to trace and correct any possible quality issues in any step. Our subsidiaries have also established a sound quality management system, and have obtained the BRC international food certification issued by Intertek Certification Ltd to certify we meet the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety, and Food Safety Management System Certificate issued by China Quality Certification Centre to certify we meet the GB/T 27341-2009/GB 14881-2013 standard.

Products

Our PRC subsidiaries process and sell Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er mushrooms and other edible fungi, and bulk trade cotton, corn and other agricultural commodities.

Our subsidiaries process and package all the dried edible fungi that they sell, We typically enter into a standard form of agreements with our suppliers, including major suppliers and family farms, which provide the terms and conditions of the transactions, subject to specific quantity and price terms determined in subsequent purchase orders. After receiving dried edible fungi materials from supplier companies and family farms, the edible fungi are further processed based on our quality requirements and packaged at the facilities operated by our subsidiaries.

In addition to the edible fungi we process and sell, our subsidiaries also purchase and sell agricultural products produced or processed by other manufacturers or companies.

Beginning in 2021, our subsidiaries have operated bulk agricultural commodity trading business. We use our well-developed sales channels to purchase certain agricultural commodities from upstream third-party suppliers and then sell them directly to third-party customers. Our bulk product trading volumes are typically adjusted depending on the seasonality of agricultural products and market demand. Corn and cotton have accounted for a large percentage of our bulk commodity trading operations. We expect to make product and volume adjustments as needed in our agricultural commodity trading operations in response to customer demand and market condition.

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Corporate Structure

The following diagram illustrates our current corporate structure:

Holding Company Structure

FAMI is a Cayman Islands holding company incorporated as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands, on July 28, 2015. FAMI is currently not actively engaging in any business. You may never hold equity interests in the operating PRC Subsidiaries. As of the date of this prospectus, the authorized share capital of the Company $12,000,000,000, divided into 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares of US$2.40 nominal or par value each, of which 5,481,874 ordinary shares are issued and outstanding. FAMI controls and receives the economic benefits of the business operations of our PRC subsidiaries through equity ownership. Farmmi International was incorporated on August 20, 2015 in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622) as a private company limited by shares. Farmmi International is currently a holding company owning equity interests in our subsidiaries based in mainland China. We currently do not have a VIE in our corporate structure.

Our Subsidiaries and Business Operations

Our agricultural product sale business is conducted primarily by our subsidiaries based in mainland China. Among our PRC subsidiaries, the following are the main operating entities:

Farmmi Food primarily engages in the business of packaged dried edible fungi for domestic sales to distributors. It was established on December 26, 2017.

Farmmi E-Commerce was established on March 22, 2019. Its business focuses on technology development, technical services and technical consultation related to agricultural products.

Farmmi Biotech was established on April 7, 2021. Its main business is the research and development of mushroom powder and mushroom extract.

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Farmmi Supply Chain was established on May 11, 2021. It operates agricultural products supply chain business.

Yudu Forestry was established on November 10, 2010. It primarily engages in forestry development business. We acquired Yudu Forestry from a third party in September 2021.

Guoning Zhonghao, Farmmi Eco-Agriculture and Baitong Trade mainly conduct agricultural product sales. Guoning Zhonghao was established on June 15, 2021, which we acquired from a third party in December 2021. Farmmi Eco-Agriculture was established on May 27, 2022. Baitong Trade was established on November 14, 2022.

Farmmi Health Development was established on September 17, 2021 and its principal function is health related business development.

Farmmi Healthcare was established on September 18, 2021 and focuses on medicine related business.

Yitang Mediservice was established on September 7, 2021 and its principal operations are medical services.

Yiting Yiting Medical focuses on medical technology business. It was established on September 7, 2021.

Farmmi Canada was established in July 2022. It primarily conducts agricultural product sales in Canada and trading business.

Farmmi USA was established in April 2023. It primarily engages in agricultural product sales to the U.S. and other international markets and U.S. agricultural product sales to China.

On January 31, 2024, Zhejiang Suyuan Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a share transfer agreement with Lishui Chida Logistics Co., Ltd, an unrelated third party. Pursuant to the agreement, Suyuan sold 100% of the equity of its wholly owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Farmmi Holdings Group Co., Ltd, to the buyer for RMB 43.1 million (approximately $6.0 million). The sale of Farmmi Holding was to reduce the costs associated with maintaining Farmmi Holding and its wholly owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Farmmi Agricultural Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. After the share transfer, Farmmi Agriculture’s contractual arrangements with Nongyuan Network has been transferred to the buyer.

On September 18, 2024, Farmmi International entered into a share transfer agreement with Lishui Jiuanju Trading Co., Ltd, an unrelated third party. Pursuant to the agreement, Farmmi International sold 100% of the equity of its wholly owned subsidiary, Farmmi (Hangzhou) Ecology Agriculture Development Co., Ltd, to the buyer for RMB 12,000 (approximately $1,700.00). Prior to the entry into the agreement, Farmmi Ecology’s 5% equity interest in Zhejiang Yitang Medical Service Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, had been transferred to Farmmi (Hangzhou) Health Development Co., Ltd, a subsidiary.

On September 23, 2024, Farmmi International entered into a share transfer agreement with Jiuanju, pursuant to which Farmmi International sold 100% of the equity of its wholly owned subsidiary, Lishui Farmmi Technology Co., Ltd, to the buyer for RMB 620,000 (approximately $88,070). Prior to the entry into the agreement, Farmmi Technology’s 50% equity interest in Zhejiang Farmmi Ecological Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, had been transferred to Farmmi (Hangzhou) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd, a subsidiary.

In July 2024, Farmmi USA formed SuppChains Group Inc , a California corporation (“SuppChains”). Upon formation, Farmmi USA owns directly 75% of the outstanding shares of SuppChains, with the remaining 25% owned by Ttone Trucking Inc, a California company owned by Hui Xu, an unrelated third party.

In October 2024, SuppChains formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, SuppChains Transport Inc (“SuppChains Transport”), a California corporation. SuppChains and SuppChains Transport mainly conduct warehousing and logistics services business in the U.S.

On November 4, 2024, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Famimi Biotechnology Co., Ltd (“Zhejiang Famimi”) with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Zhejiang Suyuan Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd and Lishui Farmmi E-Commerce Co. Ltd, owning 95% and 5%, respectively, of the equity of Zhejiang Famimi. Zhejiang Famimi is focused on agricultural product export trading business for edible fungi and other agricultural products.

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On March 31, 2025, Zhejiang Farmmi Ecological Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. (“Farmmi Ecological Agricultural”) entered into a share transfer agreement with Lishui Chida Logistics Co., Ltd, an unrelated third party. Pursuant to the agreement, Farmmi Ecological Agricultural would sell 100% of the equity of Zhejiang Farmmi Agricultural Supply Chain Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Farmmi Food Co., Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiaries, to the buyer for RMB10,000.00 each (approximately $1,372.24) and RMB20,000.00 in aggregate (approximately $2,746.48). The sale of the subsidiaries is intended to reduce the costs associated with maintaining these subsidiaries. Pursuant to the agreement, the buyer is required to pay the total purchase price within 30 days of the execution of the agreement.

On June 11, 2025, Zhejiang Yitang Medical Services Co., Ltd. (“Yitang Medical”) entered into a share transfer agreement with Lishui Chida Logistics Co., Ltd, an unrelated third party. Pursuant to the agreement, Yitang Medical agreed to sell 100% of the equities of Guoning Zhonghao (Ningbo) Trade Co., Ltd. and Ningbo Farmmi Baitong Trade Co., Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiaries, to the buyer for RMB10,000.00 (approximately $1,394) and RMB5,000.00 (approximately $697), respectively. Pursuant to the agreement, the buyer was required to pay the purchase prices within 15 days after the signing of the share transfer agreement.

On June 13, 2025, Zhejiang Farmmi Ecological Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. (“Farmmi Ecological Agricultural”), entered into a share transfer agreement with Lishui Damushan Tea Co., Ltd., an unrelated third party. Pursuant to the agreement, Farmmi Ecological Agricultural agreed to sell 100% of the equity of Zhejiang Farmmi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary, to the buyer for RMB10,000.00 (approximately $1,394). Pursuant to the agreement, the buyer was required to pay the purchase price within 15 days after the signing of the share transfer agreement.

On June 27, 2025, Zhejiang Famimi dissolved through deregistration with the relevant governmental authority. Prior to its deregistration, Famimi had not conducted substantial business. The subsidiary deregistration was implemented as part of the company’s cost reduction measures.

On August 6, 2025, Suppchains formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, SuppChains OAK INC (“SuppChains OAK”), a New Jersey corporation. SuppChains OAK mainly conducts warehousing and logistics services business in the U.S.

The remaining subsidiaries are either holding companies or do not currently conduct substantial operations.

Historical Contractual Arrangements for E-Commerce Operations and Recent Development

Historically our subsidiaries had conducted our business through the following structures:

Structure	Company	Business	Related PRC Legal Restrictions on Foreign-owned Entity
Parent-subsidiary Structure	All of our foreign-owned entity subsidiaries	Process and/or sell agricultural products	None

Variable interest entity	Hangzhou Nongyuan Network Technology Co., Ltd.	Operated online and e-commerce operations	Restrictions on operation of independent online stores (deemed as value-added telecommunication service business) by foreign-owned entities

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Nongyuan Network, through a series of contractual arrangements with Farmmi Agriculture, had operated e-commerce websites and online sales of agriculture products for our PRC subsidiaries. PRC laws and regulations restrict and impose conditions on foreign investment in internet based, value-added telecommunication services, mobile application services and certain other businesses. Accordingly, the e-commerce websites and online sales of our products in China were mainly operated through our consolidated affiliated entity, or VIE, and relied on contractual arrangements among Farmmi Agriculture, or the WFOE, Nongyuan Network and its shareholder. The VIE was consolidated for accounting purposes, but was not an entity in which we or our investors, owned equity. Such structure and the contractual arrangements were designed to enable our WFOE to have power to direct significant activities of the VIE and to receive economic benefits from the VIE where PRC law prohibited, restricted or imposed conditions on direct foreign investment in such entity.

Beginning in 2014, our PRC subsidiaries, through Nongyuan Network, opened online stores to sell products on third-party e-commerce sites such as taobao.com, JD.com and other e-commerce channels. Nongyuan Network had also developed our own e-commerce sites, Farmmi Jicai (www.farmmi88.com) and Farmmi Liangpin Market (www.farmmi.com), and tested Farmmi Baba, an e-commerce platform operated as a mini program on WeChat, a popular mobile app in China. Most of the e-commerce sales operations had been discontinued by January 2023 due to the low profitability as compared to the costs and expenses.

Nongyuan Network, Farmmi Agriculture and the shareholder of Nongyuan Network, Ms. Xinyang Wang, entered into a series of agreements in 2019, which enabled Farmmi Agriculture to exercise effective control over Nongyuan Network and receive all of the economic benefits from the VIE’s operations. Such VIE agreements included: (a) an Exclusive Management Consulting and Technology Service Agreement, under which Nongyuan Network agreed to engage Farmmi Agricultural as its exclusive provider of management consulting, technical support, intellectual property license and relevant services and Farmmi Agricultural was obligated to absorb all of the loss from Nongyuan Network’s activities and was entitled to receive all of its residual profits and service fees, (b) a Power of Attorney, through which the sole shareholder of Nongyuan Network entered into an irrevocable power of attorney appointing Farmmi Agricultural as the attorney-in-fact to act on her behalf on all matters pertaining to Nongyuan Network and to exercise all of her rights as the sole shareholder of Nongyuan Network, (c) an exclusive call option agreement, pursuant to which Farmmi Agricultural had an exclusive option to purchase, or to designate other persons to purchase, to the extent permitted by applicable PRC laws, rules and regulations, all of the equity interest and assets in Nongyuan Network from its sole shareholder, and (d) an equity pledge agreement, under which Xinyang Wang pledged all of her equity interests in Nongyuan Network to Farmmi Agricultural as collateral to secure performance of all of the obligations under the exclusive consulting and service agreement, the exclusive call option agreement and the proxy agreement.

In January 2024, Suyuan entered into a share transfer agreement with an unrelated third party, under which it sold all of shares of its wholly owned subsidiary, Farmmi Holding and its assets including all the shares of Farmmi Agriculture. As a result of the subsidiary sale, Farmmi Agriculture’s contractual arrangements with Nongyuan Network were transferred to the buyer company. Following the subsidiary sale, we no longer have a VIE in our current corporate structure and will not consolidate the operations and financial results of Nongyuan Network.

Recent Developments

Equity Transfer Agreement

On February 28, 2025, Farmmi International Limited (“Farmmi International” or the “Buyer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Farmmi, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an equity transfer agreement with MALONG LIMITED, a Hong Kong company (the “Seller”) to acquire a 45% equity of EWAYFOREST GROUP LIMITED (the “Target”), a Hong Kong company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller. The Target owns 100% of the equity of Lishui Ganglisen Enterprise Management Co., Ltd, a Chinese company, which in turn owns 100% of the equity of Lishui Senbo Forestry Co., Ltd, a Chinese company (“Senbo Forestry”). Senbo Forestry is engaged in forestry management, improvement, planting and product sales. The Target had an appraised value of approximately RMB1.6 billion (approximately $220.2 million) as of December 31, 2024 based on an asset appraisal report issued by an independent third party appraisal firm.

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Pursuant to the agreement, Farmmi International would pay a total purchase price of RMB723,324,150 ($99,085,500) for 45% of the Target’s equity (the “Equity”). The parties agreed that the Buyer would pay $35 million in cash and $35 million in the form of accounts receivable by March 31, 2025, with the remaining purchase price of $29,085,500 to be settled by September 2025. The parties further agreed the date on which the Seller receives the first installment of the purchase price shall be deemed the closing date of the transaction. Within one month after receiving the first installment of the purchase price, the Seller shall complete the procedures for amending the Target’s articles of association and transferring the Equity. The Target is also required to have a two-member board of directors with one director appointed by each of the Buyer and the Seller. The agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Buyer and the Seller, and is subject to certain customary closing conditions.

Share Consolidation

on February 25, 2025, shareholders of Farmmi, Inc. (the “Company”), at the annual general meeting of shareholders, approved proposals to: (a) effect a consolidation of the Company’s authorized shares, including issued and unissued shares, at the ratio of one-for-twelve (the “Share Consolidation”) such that following the Share Consolidation, the authorized share capital of the Company be changed to $100,000,000, divided into 41,666,667 ordinary shares of $2.40 par value each, and (b) increase the authorized share capital of the Company from $100,000,000 to $12,000,000,000, divided into 5,000,000,000 ordinary shares of $2.40 par value each.

NASDAQ Notification Regarding Minimum Bid Price Requirements

On April 22, 2024, we received a letter from the Listings Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying us that the minimum closing bid price per share for our ordinary shares was below $1.00 for a period of 30 consecutive business days and that we did not meet the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The Nasdaq notification letter did not result in the immediate delisting of our ordinary shares, and the shares continue to trade uninterrupted under the symbol “FAMI.” Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we had a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until October 21, 2024 (the “Compliance Period”), to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement. Our ordinary shares had not regained compliance within the initial grace period to regain compliance. On October 22, 2024, Nasdaq granted us an additional 180 calendar day period, or until April 21, 2025, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement. If at any time during the second grace period, the closing bid price per share of our ordinary shares is at least $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide us a written confirmation of compliance and the matter will be closed. Since then, Nasdaq has determined that for 10 consecutive business days, from March 17, 2025 to April 1, 2025, the closing bid price of the Registrant’s ordinary shares has been at $1.00 per share or greater. On April 2, 2025, Nasdaq notified the Registrant that it has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and the matter is now closed.

Dispositions of Subsidiaries

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Exchange Agreement

On July 30, 2024, the Company issued to Atlas Sciences, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (the “Lender”) an unsecured promissory note in the original principal amount of $5,355,000.00 (the “Original Note”) pursuant to a note purchase agreement entered into on July 30, 2024 between the Lender and the Company.

On January 31, 2025, the Company and the Lender entered into an exchange agreement, pursuant to which the parties agreed to: (i) partition a new Promissory Note in the form of the Original Note (the “Partitioned Note”) in the original principal amount of $100,000.00 (the “Exchange Amount”) from the Original Note; (ii) cause the outstanding balance of the Original Note to be reduced by an amount equal to the Exchange Amount; and (iii) exchange the Partitioned Note for 480,769 ordinary shares, par value $2.40, of the Company (the “Exchange Shares”). The issuance of the Exchange Shares pursuant to the Exchange Agreement was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and was effected pursuant to the exemption provided in Section 3(a)(9) under the Securities Act.

Summary of Risk Factors

Investing in our ordinary shares involves a high degree of risk. This summary does not address all of the risks that we face. Please refer to the information contained in and incorporated by reference under the heading “Risk Factors” on page 33 of this prospectus.

Risks Related To This Offering

·	A large number of ordinary shares may be sold in the market following this offering, which may significantly depress the market price of our ordinary shares.

·	You may experience significant dilution to the extent that our ordinary shares are issued upon the exercise of the Warrants held by the Selling Shareholders or the exercise or conversion of other securities that we may issue in the future.

·	The market price of our ordinary shares has been, and may continue to be, highly volatile, and such volatility could cause the market price of our ordinary shares to decrease and could cause you to lose some or all of your investment in our ordinary shares.

·	We have not paid and do not intend to pay dividends on our Ordinary Shares and investors may never receive a return on their investment.

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Risks Related to Doing Business in China

·	The PRC government may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and significantly and adversely impact the value of our ordinary shares.

·	If the Chinese government determines that our corporate structure does not comply with Chinese regulations, or if Chinese regulations change or are interpreted differently in the future, the value of our ordinary shares may decline in value or become worthless.

·	Uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to us and our shareholders.

·	Trading in our securities may be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or investigate completed our auditors for two consecutive years.

·	U.S. regulatory bodies may be limited in their ability to conduct investigations or inspections of our operations in China.

·	The enforcement of the PRC Labor Contract Law and other labor-related regulations in the PRC may adversely affect our business and our results of operations.

·	We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption law.

·	Fluctuations in exchange rates could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

·	Our business may be materially and adversely affected if any of our PRC subsidiaries declares bankruptcy or becomes subject to a dissolution or liquidation proceeding.

·	PRC regulations relating to foreign exchange registration of overseas investment by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or our PRC subsidiaries to liability or penalties, limit our ability to inject capital into these subsidiaries, limit these PRC subsidiaries’ ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us.

·	We may be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Such classification would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

·	Enhanced scrutiny over acquisition transactions by the PRC tax authorities may have a negative impact on potential acquisitions we may pursue in the future.

·	Our PRC subsidiaries are subject to restrictions on paying dividends or making other payments to us, which may restrict our ability to satisfy our liquidity requirements.

·	Governmental control of currency conversion may affect the value of your investment.

·	The M&A Rules and certain other PRC regulations establish complex procedures for some acquisitions of Chinese companies by foreign investors, which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China.

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Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

·	The loss of any of our key customers could reduce our revenues and our profitability.

·	We buy our supplies from a relatively limited number of suppliers.

·	We face risks related to health epidemics that could impact our sales and operating results.

·	Our industry and business are subject to extensive regulations by the Chinese government.

·	Any failure by our subsidiaries to comply with PRC food safety laws may require us to incur significant costs.

·	Edible fungi cultivated by our suppliers and other agricultural products we sell are subject to risks related to diseases, pests, extreme weather events or climate risks.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Ordinary Shares

·	We are a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. The rights of our shareholders may be different from the rights of shareholders governed by the laws of U.S. jurisdictions.

·	As a “foreign private issuer,” we are exempt from certain U.S. federal securities law provisions applicable to U.S. domestic issuers and are also permitted to rely on exemptions from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, and such exemptions may afford less protection to shareholders.

·	The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, recent regulatory actions taken by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq calling for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to China-based public companies could add uncertainties to our capital raising activities and compliance costs.

·	As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to rely on exemptions from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, including the requirement that a majority of an issuer’s directors consist of independent directors. If we opt to rely on such exemptions in the future, such decision might afford less protection to holders of our Ordinary Shares.

·	The market price of our ordinary shares has been, and may continue to be, highly volatile, and such volatility could cause the market price of our Ordinary Shares to decrease and could cause you to lose some or all of your investment in our Ordinary Shares.

·	If we are unable to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our Ordinary Shares may decline.

·	The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

·	The obligation to disclose information publicly may put us at a disadvantage to competitors that are private companies.

·	The market price of our Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance.

·	We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

·	Our shareholders may face difficulties in protecting their interests because we are a Cayman Islands exempted company.

·	United States civil liabilities and certain judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.

·	Our Board of Directors may decline to register transfers of Ordinary Shares in certain circumstances.

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Implication of Being a Foreign Private Issuer

We are a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As such, we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States domestic public companies. For example:

	·	we are not required to provide as many Exchange Act reports or provide periodic and current reports as frequently as a domestic public company;

	·	we are exempt from certain U.S. federal securities law provisions applicable to U.S. domestic issuers and are also permitted to rely on exemptions from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, and such exemptions may afford less protection to shareholders;

	·	we are not required to provide the same level of disclosure on certain issues, such as executive compensation;

	·	we are exempt from certain provisions of Regulation FD aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information; and

	·	we are not required to comply with the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act.

Permissions Required from the PRC Authorities for Our Operations and Securities Issuance

We conduct a majority of our business through our subsidiaries based in China. Historically our e-commerce and online product sales which counted a smaller portion of our business had been operated through a series of contractual arrangements with Nongyuan Network, a PRC company that we did not hold any equity interest. Since 2025, as our domestically sold products are categorized as primary agricultural products, we have not been required to obtain certain special permits from the relevant PRC authorities. However, with respect to matters relating to the conduct of our business operations, the issuance of securities to overseas investors, and the transmission of certain data, the PRC government has exercised, and may continue to exercise, substantial influence or control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be undermined if our PRC subsidiaries are not able to obtain or maintain approvals to operate in China. The central or local governments could impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that could require additional expenditures, and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations. To operate our general business activities currently conducted in mainland China, each of our PRC entities is required to obtain a business license from the local counterpart of the State Administration for Market Regulation, or SAMR. Each of our PRC entities has obtained a valid business license from the local SAMR, and no application for any such license has been denied. As of the date of this prospectus, as advised by our PRC legal counsel, Guangdong Zhiheng (Shanghai) law firm, we and our PRC subsidiaries have received all requisite permits, approvals and certificates from the PRC government authorities to conduct our business operations in China. To our knowledge, no permission or approval has been denied or revoked. However, given the uncertainties of interpretation and implementation of relevant laws and regulations and the enforcement practice by government authorities, we cannot be certain that relevant policies in this regard will not change in the future, which may require us or our subsidiaries to obtain additional licenses, permits, filings or approvals for conducting our business in the PRC. If we or our subsidiaries do not receive or maintain required permissions or approvals, or inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, we may be subject to governmental investigations or enforcement actions, fines, penalties, suspension of operations, or be prohibited from engaging in relevant business or conducting securities offering, and these risks could result in a material adverse change in our operations, significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.

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In connection with our previous issuance of securities to foreign investors, as advised by our PRC legal counsel, Guangdong Zhiheng (Shanghai) law firm, under current PRC laws, regulations and regulatory rules, as of the date of this prospectus, we and our PRC subsidiaries are not required to obtain permissions from the CSRC, are not required to go through cybersecurity review by the CAC and have not received or were denied such requisite permissions by any PRC authority. However, the PRC government has recently indicated an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers.

On July 10, 2021, the CAC published a revised draft revision to the Cybersecurity Review Measures for public comment, or the Revised Cybersecurity Measures. Under these measures, an operator having more than one million users shall be subject to cybersecurity review before listing abroad. The cybersecurity review will evaluate the risk of critical information infrastructure, core data, important data, or a large amount of personal information being influenced, controlled or maliciously used by foreign governments after going public overseas. The procurement of network products and services, data processing activities and overseas listing should also be subject to cybersecurity review if they concern or potentially pose risks to national security. According to the effective Cybersecurity Review Measures, online platform/website operators of certain industries may be identified as critical information infrastructure operators by the CAC, once they meet standard as stated in the National Cybersecurity Inspection Operation Guide, and such operators may be subject to cybersecurity review. On December 28, 2021, the CAC, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), and other government agencies jointly issued the final version of the Revised Measures for Cybersecurity Review, or the Measures, which took effect on February 15, 2022 and replaced the previously issued Revised Cybersecurity Review Measures. Under the Measures, an “online platform operator” in possession of personal data of more than one million users must apply for a cybersecurity review if it intends to list its securities on a foreign stock exchange. The operators of critical information infrastructure and the online platform operators (collectively, the “Operators”) carrying out data processing activities that affect or may affect national security, shall conduct a cybersecurity review, and any online platform operator who controls more than one million users’ personal information must go through a cybersecurity review by the cybersecurity review office if it seeks to be listed in a foreign country. Pursuant to the Measures, we believe we are not subject to the cybersecurity review by the CAC, given that (i) we possess personal information of a relatively small number of users in our business operations as of the date of this prospectus, significantly less than one million users; and (ii) data processed in our business does not have a bearing on national security and thus shall not be classified as core or important data by the PRC authorities. We don’t believe that we are an Operator within the meaning of the Measures, nor do we control more than one million users’ personal information, and as such, we should not be required to apply for a cybersecurity review under the Revised Measures. Further, an expert interpretation of the Measures published at the CAC’s website on February 17, 2022 indicated no application review is required for operators that have been listed abroad before the implementation of the Revised Cybersecurity Measures. However, the Measures were just recently released and there is a general lack of guidance and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation. Whether the data processing activities carried out by traditional enterprises (such as food, medicine, manufacturing, and merchandise sales enterprises) are subject to such review and the scope of the review remain to be further clarified by the regulatory authorities in the subsequent implementation process.

The PRC government recently initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China, including adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. The PRC government is increasingly focused on data security. In July 2021, the CAC opened cybersecurity probes into several U.S.-listed technology companies focusing on anti-monopoly regulation, and how companies collect, store, process and transfer data. On November 14, 2021, the CAC published the Draft Regulations on Network Data Security Management for public comments, which among other things, stipulates that a data processor listed overseas must conduct an annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security service provider and submit the annual data security review report for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before January 31 of the following year. On September 24, 2024, the State Council promulgated the final version of the Regulations on the Administration of Network Data Security, which came into effect on January 1, 2025, replacing the previous draft for public comment. Pursuant to the current version of these regulations, as a company listed overseas, we are required to submit information relating to us to the competent municipal-level Cyberspace Administration authorities at our place of business. In addition, where important data collected or generated in the course of our operations within the PRC must be provided to parties outside of China, such cross-border provision is subject to a security assessment organized by the national Cyberspace Administration of China. We have been closely monitoring the regulatory development in China, particularly regarding the requirements of approvals, annual data security review or other procedures that may be imposed on us. If any approval, review or other procedure is in fact required, we cannot assure our investors that we will be able to obtain such approval or complete such review or other procedure timely or at all. For any approval that we may be able to obtain, it could nevertheless be revoked and the terms of its issuance may impose restrictions on our operations and/or securities offerings. The PRC regulatory requirements with respect to cybersecurity and data security are constantly evolving and can be subject to varying interpretations and significant changes, resulting in uncertainties about the scope of our responsibilities in that regard. Failure to comply with these cybersecurity and data privacy requirements in a timely manner, or at all, may subject us to government enforcement actions and investigations, fines, penalties, suspension or disruption of our operations.

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On February 17, 2023, China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) issued the Trial Measures for the Administration of Overseas Issuance and Listing of Securities by Domestic Enterprises and five supporting guidelines (collectively, the “Trial Measures” or “Overseas Listing Rules”), which took effect on March 31, 2023. Under the Trial Measures, a company established in mainland China seeking securities offering and listing, by both direct or indirect means, in an overseas market is required to undertake filing procedures with the CSRC for its overseas offering and listing activities. The Trial Measures also set forth a list of circumstance under which overseas offering and listing by domestic companies established in mainland China is prohibit, including: (i) where such securities offering and listing is explicitly prohibited by the PRC laws; (ii) where the intended securities offering and listing may endanger national security as reviewed and determined by competent PRC authorities under the State Council in accordance with PRC laws; (iii) where the domestic company established in mainland China, or its controlling shareholders and the actual controller, have committed crimes such as corruption, bribery, embezzlement, misappropriation of property or undermining the order of the socialist market economy during the latest three (3) years; (iv) where the domestic company established in mainland China seeking securities offering and listing is suspected of committing crimes or major violations of laws and regulations, and is under investigation according to law, and no conclusion has yet been made thereof; and (v) where there are material ownership disputes over equity held by the controlling shareholder of the company established in mainland China or by other shareholders that are controlled by the controlling shareholder and/or actual controller. In accordance with the Trial Measures, the listing and trading of our ordinary shares on Nasdaq is deemed as an indirect overseas offering and listing by domestic companies established in mainland China, and thus, we are subject to the relevant filing procedures as required. Further, we believe, as of the date of this prospectus, none of the circumstances prohibiting the overseas offering and listing by domestic companies established in mainland China as listed above applies to us, and we can offer and continue to offer our ordinary shares on Nasdaq.

In accordance with the Notice on the Arrangement for the Filing of Overseas Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies issued by the CSRC, we are deemed as an “Existing Issuer” because we had been listed overseas before March 31, 2023. Under such Notice, we are not required to undertake the initial filing procedure immediately. However, we shall carry out filing procedures as required in a timely manner for the subsequent events, including any further follow-up offerings on Nasdaq, dual and/or secondary offering and listing on different overseas markets, and occurrence of material events including change of control, investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory agencies or other relevant competent authorities, change of listing status or transfer of listing segment, and voluntary or mandatory delisting. Among other things, if an overseas listed issuer intends to effect any follow-on offering in an overseas stock market, it should, through its major operating entity incorporated in the PRC, submit filing materials to the CSRC within three working days after the completion of the offering. The required filing materials shall include, but not be limited to, (1) filing report and relevant commitment letter and (2) domestic legal opinions. We may be subject to additional compliance requirements in the future, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to get the above-mentioned clearance of filing procedures on a timely basis, or at all. If we or our PRC Subsidiaries in the future fail to undertake filing procedures as stipulated in the Trial Measures, or offer and list securities in an overseas market in violation of the Trial Measures, the CSRC may order rectification, issue warnings to us and/or our PRC Subsidiaries, and impose a fine of between RMB 1,000,000 and RMB 10,000,000. The CSRC may also inform its regulatory counterparts in the overseas jurisdictions, such as the SEC, via cross-border securities regulatory cooperation mechanisms.

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Further, on February 24, 2023, the CSRC, together with Ministry of Finance, National Administration of State Secrets Protection, and National Archives Administration of China, released the Provisions on Strengthening the Confidentiality and Archives Administration Related to the Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Enterprises (the “Confidentiality Provisions”), which went into effect on March 31, 2023 with the Trial Measures. Under the Confidentiality Provisions, domestic companies established in mainland China seeking overseas offering and listing, by both direct and indirect means, are required to institute a sound confidentiality and archives system. If such domestic companies established in mainland China intend to, either directly or through its overseas listed entity, publicly disclose or provide to relevant individuals or entities including securities companies, securities service providers and overseas regulators, any documents and materials that contain state secrets or working secrets of government agencies, they shall obtain approval from competent authorities and complete the relevant filing procedure with the competent secrecy administrative department prior to their disclosure or provision of such documents and materials. Further, if they provide or publicly disclose documents and materials which may adversely affect national security or public interests, they shall strictly follow the corresponding procedures in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. Any failure or perceived failure by us or our subsidiaries to comply with the above confidentiality and archives administration requirements under the Confidentiality Provisions and other relevant PRC laws and regulations may cause relevant entities to be held legally liable by competent authorities, and referred to the judicial organ to be investigated for criminal liability if suspected of committing a crime. As of the date of this prospectus, we believe that we and our subsidiaries have not provided or publicly disclosed any documents or materials involving state secrets or work secrets of PRC government agencies or any of which may adversely affect national security or public interests, to relevant securities companies, securities service institutions, overseas regulatory agencies and other entities and individuals. We intend to comply with the Confidentiality Provisions and other relevant PRC laws and regulations in our future offerings.

However, any failure of us or our PRC Subsidiaries to fully comply with the Trial Measures and/or the Confidentiality Provisions, may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our ordinary shares on Nasdaq, cause significant disruption to our business operations, severely damage our reputation, materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and cause our ordinary shares to significantly decline in value or become worthless. For more detailed information, see “Risk Factors-Risks Relating to Doing Business in China.”

Implication of The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

Our ordinary shares may be prohibited from trading on a national exchange or “over-the-counter” markets under the HFCAA if the PCAOB is unable to inspect our auditors for two consecutive years. Pursuant to the HFCAA enacted in December 2020 and related legislation, if the SEC determines that a company has filed an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that has not been subject to inspection by the PCAOB for two consecutive years, the SEC is required to prohibit such company’s securities from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter trading market in the U.S.

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Pursuant to the HFCAA, the PCAOB issued a Determination Report on December 16, 2021, which found that the PCAOB was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong. In addition, the PCAOB’s report identified the specific registered public accounting firms which are subject to these determinations. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol (SOP) Agreement with the CSRC and the MOF of the PRC regarding cooperation in the oversight of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in the PRC and Hong Kong to establish a method for the PCAOB to conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in the PRC and Hong Kong, as contemplated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Under the agreement, (a) the PCAOB has sole discretion to select the firms, audit engagements and potential violations it inspects and investigates without consultation with, or input from, PRC authorities; (b) procedures are in place for PCAOB inspectors and investigators to view complete audit work papers with all information included and for the PCAOB to retain information as needed; (c) the PCAOB has direct access to interview and take testimony from all personnel associated with the audits the PCAOB inspects or investigates; and (d) the PCAOB shall have the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the SEC can use the information for all regulatory purposes, including administrative or civil enforcement actions. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and vacated its previous 2021 adverse determinations. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB will consider the need to issue a new determination.

Our current auditor is based in the U.S. and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis. Our auditor is not among the PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in the PRC or Hong Kong that are subject to PCAOB’s determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the future, if it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate our auditor completely, or if there is any regulatory change or step taken by PRC regulators that does not permit our auditor to provide audit documentations to the PCAOB for inspection or investigation, our investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Any audit reports not issued by auditors that are completely inspected or investigated by the PCAOB, or a lack of PCAOB inspections of audit work undertaken in China that prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating our auditors’ audits and their quality control procedures, could result in a lack of assurance that our financial statements and disclosures are adequate and accurate, which could result in limitation or restriction to our access to the U.S. capital markets and trading of our securities, including trading on the national exchange or “over-the-counter” markets, may be prohibited under the HFCAA.

Cash Flows Within Our Organization

As a holding company, we may rely upon dividends paid to us by our subsidiaries in the PRC to pay dividends and to finance any debt we may incur. As of the date of this prospectus, we have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares. We anticipate that we will retain any earnings to support operations and to finance the growth and development of our business. Therefore, we do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination relating to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on a number of factors, including future earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions and future prospects and other factors the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend out of either its profit or share premium account, but a dividend may not be paid if this would result in the company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. According to our Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, dividends can be declared and paid out of funds lawfully available to us, which include the share premium account. Dividends, if any, shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid up on the shares on which the dividend is paid. All dividends, if any, shall be paid in proportion to the number of shares a shareholder holds during any portion or portions of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid.

Current PRC regulations permit our subsidiary in mainland China to pay dividends to the Company only out of its accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. Under our current corporate structure, we rely on dividend payments or other distributions from our subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders or to service any debt we may incur. If any subsidiary incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends to us. In addition, under PRC laws and regulations, each of our Chinese subsidiaries is required to set aside a portion of their net income each year to fund a statutory surplus reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. This reserve is not distributable as dividends. As a result, our PRC subsidiaries are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of its net assets to us in the form of dividends, loans or advances. Further, the PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits, if any. If we are unable to receive funds from our subsidiaries, we may be unable to pay cash dividends on our ordinary shares.

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Pursuant to the Arrangement between Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns no less than 25% of a PRC resident enterprise. However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including without limitation that (a) the Hong Kong resident enterprise must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong resident enterprise must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in a PRC entity during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong entity must obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot be certain that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to be paid by our PRC subsidiaries to our Hong Kong subsidiaries. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. Our Hong Kong subsidiaries intend to apply for the tax resident certificate when our subsidiaries in mainland China plan to declare and pay dividends to their Hong Kong parent companies.

As an offshore holding company, we will be permitted under PRC laws and regulations to provide funding from the proceeds of our offshore fund-raising activities to our subsidiaries in China only through loans or capital contributions, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable government registration and approval requirements. Before providing loans to our PRC subsidiaries, we will be required to make filings about details of the loans with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC (the “SAFE”) in accordance with relevant PRC laws and regulations. Our PRC subsidiaries that receive the loans are only allowed to use the loans for the purposes set forth in these laws and regulations. Under regulations of the SAFE, Renminbi is not convertible into foreign currencies for capital account items, such as loans, repatriation of investments and investments outside of China, unless the prior approval of the SAFE is obtained and prior registration with the SAFE is made. In addition, in accordance with the Notice on the Arrangement for the Filing of Overseas Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies issued by the CSRC along with the Listing Records Rules on the same day, we are deemed as an “Existing Issuer” because we have been listed overseas before March 31, 2023. Under such Notice, we are not required to undertake the initial filing procedure immediately. However, we shall carry out filing procedures as required in a timely manner for the subsequent events, including any further follow-up offerings on Nasdaq, dual and/or secondary offering and listing on different overseas markets, and occurrence of material events including change of control, investigations or sanctions imposed by overseas securities regulatory agencies or other relevant competent authorities, change of listing status or transfer of listing segment, and voluntary or mandatory delisting. Among other things, if an overseas listed issuer intends to effect any follow-on offering in an overseas stock market, it should, through its major operating entity incorporated in the PRC, submit filing materials to the CSRC within three working days after the completion of the offering. The required filing materials shall include, but not be limited to, (1) filing report and relevant commitment letter and (2) domestic legal opinions. We may be subject to additional compliance requirements in the future, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to get the above-mentioned clearance of filing procedures on a timely basis, or at all. If we or our PRC subsidiaries in future fail to undertake filing procedures as stipulated in the Trial Measures, or offer and list securities in an overseas market in violation of the Trial Measures, the CSRC may order rectification, issue warnings to us and/or our PRC subsidiaries, and impose a fine of between RMB 1,000,000 and RMB 10,000,000. The CSRC may also inform its regulatory counterparts in the overseas jurisdictions, such as the SEC, via cross-border securities regulatory cooperation mechanisms.

Under PRC law, we may provide funding to our PRC subsidiaries only through capital contributions or loans, and only through loans to a consolidated affiliated entity, subject to satisfaction of applicable government registration and approval requirements.

As of the date of this prospectus, we do not anticipate any difficulties on our ability to transfer cash between subsidiaries. We have not installed any cash management policies that dictate the amount of such funds and how such funds are transferred.

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Selected Consolidated Financial Information

In the table below, we provide you with selected consolidated statements of operations data for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024, 2023 and 2022 and the selected consolidated balance sheets data as of September 30, 2024 and 2023. Our historical results do not necessarily indicate results expected for any future periods. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes.

Consolidated Statements of Operations Information

The tables below disaggregated the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Company into FAMI, PRC subsidiaries, and non-PRC subsidiaries for the year ended September 30, 2024, and into FAMI, the VIE and its subsidiaries, the WFOE that is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs and an aggregation of other entities that are consolidated for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, and 2022.

Following the subsidiary sale in January 2024, we no longer have a VIE in our current corporate structure and will not consolidate the operations and financial results of Nongyuan Network. Accordingly, we treated our VIEs as our consolidated entities under U.S. GAAP and we consolidated the financial results of our former VIEs in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP prior to January 2024.

(All amounts in U.S. dollars)

	For the year ended September 30, 2024
	Non-PRC			PRC								Consolidated
	Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			FAMI			Eliminations		total
Revenues	$	9,400		$	64,121,932			-			-	$	64,131,332
Cost of revenues		(4,480	)		(60,253,138	)		-			-		(60,257,618	)
Gross profit		4,920			3,868,794			-			-		3,873,714
Operating expenses		(338,119	)		(1,936,427	)		(803,483	)		-		(3,078,029	)
(Loss) income from operations		(333,199	)		1,932,367			(803,483	)		-		795,685
Other (expenses) income		(4,853,175	)		4,529,659			(5,099,677	)		-		(5,423,193	)
(Loss) income before income taxes		(5,186,374	)		6,462,026			(5,903,160	)		-		(4,627,508	)
Income tax expenses		949			(1,213	)		-			-		(264	)
Net (loss) income	$	(5,185,425	)	$	6,460,813		$	(5,903,160	)		-	$	(4,627,772	)

	For the year ended September 30, 2023
	Other entities			WFOE that is			Former VIE
	that are			the primary			and its						Consolidated
	consolidated			beneficiary			subsidiaries			FAMI			total
Revenues	$	74,224,063		$	16,034,543		$	20,106,281			-		$	110,364,887
Cost of revenues		(70,021,350	)		(16,023,779	)		(20,033,003	)		-			(106,078,132	)
Gross profit		4,202,713			10,764			73,278			-			4,286,755
Operating expenses		(1,028,294	)		(71,676	)		(231,462	)		(913,948	)		(2,245,380	)
Income (loss) from operations		3,174,419			(60,912	)		(158,184	)		(913,948	)		2,041,375
Other income (expenses)		1,514,162			(68,416	)		634,225			(1,264,040	)		815,931
Income (loss) before income taxes		4,688,581			(129,328	)		476,041			(2,177,988	)		2,857,306
Provision for income taxes		(270,874	)		(8,556	)		(34,063	)		-			(313,493	)
Net income (loss)	$	4,417,707		($137,884)			$	441,978		($2,177,988)			$	2,543,813

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	For the year ended September 30, 2022
	Other entities			WFOE that is			Former VIE
	that are			the primary			and its						Consolidated
	consolidated			beneficiary			subsidiaries			FAMI			total
Revenues	$	64,795,082		$	9,111,073		$	25,307,224			-		$	99,213,379
Cost of revenues		(60,272,018	)		(9,053,547	)		(24,449,728	)		-			(93,775,293	)
Gross profit		4,523,064			57,526			857,496			-			5,438,086
Operating expenses		(782,009	)		(50,344	)		(701,516	)		(2,961,849	)		(4,495,718	)
Income (loss) from operations		3,741,055			7,182			155,980			(2,961,849	)		942,368
Other income (expenses)		560,497			20,510			213,771			368,466			1,163,244
Income (loss) before income taxes		4,301,552			27,692			369,751			(2,593,383	)		2,105,612
Provision for income taxes		114,801			9,182			(5,616	)		-			118,367
Net income (loss)	$	4,416,353		$	36,874		$	364,135		($2,593,383)			$	2,223,979

Consolidated Balance Sheets Information

The tables below disaggregated the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company into FAMI, PRC subsidiaries and non-PRC subsidiaries as of September 30, 2024, and into FAMI, the VIE and its subsidiaries, the WFOE that was the primary beneficiary of the VIEs and an aggregation of other entities that were consolidated as of September 30, 2023.

	As of September 30, 2024
	Non-PRC			PRC							Consolidated
	Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries		FAMI		Eliminations			total
Intercompany receivables	$	63,632,744		$	7,653	$	151,457,184	$	(215,097,581	)		-
Current assets excluding intercompany receivables		680,374			160,950,651		294,771		-			161,925,796
Current assets		64,313,118			160,958,304		151,751,955		(215,097,581	)		161,925,796
Investment in subsidiaries		68,019,556					-		(68,019,556	)		-
Non-current assets excluding investment in subsidiaries		7,969,062			16,838,861		-		-			24,807,923
Non-current assets		75,988,618			16,838,861		-		(68,019,556	)		24,807,923
Total assets		140,301,736			177,797,165		151,751,955		(283,117,137	)		186,733,719
Intercompany payables		135,718,879			78,130,518		962,080		(214,811,477	)		-
Current liabilities excluding intercompany payables		3,564,540			1,057,154		5,438,546		-			10,060,240
Current liabilities		139,283,419			79,187,672		6,400,626		(214,811,477	)		10,060,240
Non-current liabilities		6,237,130			420,112		-		-			6,657,242
Total liabilities		145,520,549			79,607,784		6,400,626		(214,811,477	)		16,717,482
Total shareholders' equity (net assets)	$	(5,218,813	)	$	98,189,381	$	145,351,329	$	(68,305,660	)	$	170,016,237

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	As of September 30, 2023
	Other entities		WFOE that is		Former VIE
	that are		the primary		and its				Consolidated
	consolidated		beneficiary		subsidiaries		FAMI		total
Intercompany receivables	$	144,664,527	$	131,992,092	$	7,086,579	$	151,681,406		-
Current assets excluding intercompany receivables		138,871,675		353,985		18,841,671		103,844	$	158,171,175
Current assets	$	283,536,202	$	132,346,077	$	25,928,250	$	151,785,250	$	158,171,175
Investment in subsidiaries		-	$	37,712,692		-		-		-
Non-current assets excluding investment in subsidiaries	$	16,627,615		-	$	1,296		-	$	16,628,911
Non-current assets	$	16,627,615	$	37,712,692	$	1,296		-	$	16,628,911
Total assets	$	300,163,817	$	170,058,769	$	25,929,546	$	151,785,250	$	174,800,086
Intercompany payables	$	290,760,077	$	124,634,218	$	19,812,080	$	218,229		-
Current liabilities excluding intercompany payables		634,111		756,017		3,530,735		5,792,119	$	10,712,982
Current liabilities	$	291,394,188	$	125,390,235	$	23,342,815	$	6,010,348	$	10,712,982
Non-current liabilities	$	533,315	$	106,737		1,471,126		-	$	2,111,178
Total liabilities	$	291,927,503	$	125,496,972	$	24,813,941	$	6,010,348	$	12,824,160
Total shareholders' equity (net assets)	$	8,236,314	$	44,561,797	$	1,115,605	$	145,774,902	$	161,975,926

			As of September 30, 2022
	Other entities		WFOE that is		Former VIE
	that are		the primary		and its				Consolidated
	consolidated		beneficiary		subsidiaries		FAMI		total
Intercompany receivables	$	163,676,919	$	114,994,912		-	$	140,445,311		-
Current assets excluding intercompany receivables	$	91,926,232	$	33,986	$	57,133,125	$	4,161,037	$	153,254,380
Current assets	$	255,603,151	$	115,028,898	$	57,133,125	$	144,606,348	$	153,254,380
Investment in subsidiaries		-	$	40,424,517		-		-		-
Non-current assets excluding investment in subsidiaries	$	10,500,217	$	8,484	$	19,772		-	$	10,528,473
Non-current assets	$	10,500,217	$	40,433,001	$	19,772		-	$	10,528,473
Total assets	$	266,103,368	$	155,461,899	$	57,152,897	$	144,606,348	$	163,782,853
Intercompany payables	$	255,440,223	$	109,255,668	$	54,420,549	$	702		-
Current liabilities excluding intercompany payables	$	590,393	$	226,814	$	1,789,357	$	5,682,757	$	8,289,321
Current liabilities	$	256,030,616	$	109,482,482	$	56,209,906	$	5,683,459	$	8,289,321
Non-current liabilities	$	657,734	$	151,707		-		-	$	809,441
Total liabilities	$	256,688,350	$	109,634,189	$	56,209,906	$	5,683,459	$	9,098,762
Total shareholders' equity (net assets)	$	9,415,018	$	45,827,710	$	942,991	$	138,922,889	$	154,684,091

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Corporate Information

Our principal executive office is located at Fl 1, Building No. 1, 888 Tianning Street, Liandu District, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China 323000. The telephone number of our principal executive offices is +86-0578-82612876. Our registered agent in the Cayman Islands is Vistra (Cayman) Limited. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is at Grand Pavilion, Hibiscus Way, 802 West Bay Road, P.O. Box 31119, Grand Cayman, KY1-1205, Cayman Islands. Our registered agent in the United States is Shangzhi Zhang, with the address of 33202 Havers Drive, Cary, NC 27518. We maintain a corporate website at http://www.farmmi.com. We do not incorporate the information on our website into this prospectus and you should not consider any information on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus.

The SEC maintains an internet site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

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THE OFFERING

Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately before this offering		5,481,874 Ordinary Shares as of September 11, 2025.

Ordinary Shares offered by the Selling Shareholders		4,166,667 Ordinary Shares and up to 8,333,334 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Series C Warrants.

Terms of the offering		The Selling Shareholders, including their transferees, donees, pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest, may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus from time to time on Nasdaq or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. The Ordinary Shares may be sold at fixed prices, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market price or at negotiated prices.

Use of proceeds		The Selling Shareholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of any Ordinary Shares sold by them pursuant to this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders. However, we will receive cash proceeds equal to the total exercise price of the Warrants to the extent that the Warrants are exercised using cash. Any proceeds that we receive from the exercise of the Warrants will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus.

Listing		Our Ordinary Shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “FAMI.” There is no established trading market for the Warrants, and we do not intend to list the Warrants on any exchange or other trading system.

Risk factors		Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” below, beginning on page 33, and in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended September 30, 2024, which is incorporated by reference herein, to read about the risks you should consider before investing in our securities.

The number of our Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of September 11, 2025 and after this offering as shown above excludes:

	·	Up to 8,333,334 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants;
	·	238 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options and vesting of restricted shares under our 2018 share incentive plan.

Unless otherwise noted, the share and per share information in this prospectus reflects the effect of 1-for-12 reverse share split on March 17, 2025.

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RISK FACTORS

Before you make a decision to invest in our securities, you should consider carefully the risks described below, together with other information in this prospectus and the information incorporated by reference herein and therein, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. If any of the following events actually occur, our business, operating results, prospects or financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. This could cause the trading price of our ordinary shares to decline and you may lose all or part of your investment. The risks described below are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations and could result in a complete loss of your investment.

Risks Related To This Offering

A large number of ordinary shares may be sold in the market following this offering, which may significantly depress the market price of our ordinary shares.

We are registering for resale up to 12,500,001 of our ordinary shares issuable to the selling shareholders pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). Sales of a substantial number of our ordinary shares in the public market, including resale of the ordinary shares issued or issuable to the selling shareholders, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of our ordinary shares and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. The ordinary shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act. As a result, a substantial number of our ordinary shares may be sold in the public market following this offering. If there are significantly more ordinary shares offered for sale than buyers are willing to purchase, then the market price of our ordinary shares may decline to a market price at which buyers are willing to purchase the offered ordinary shares and sellers remain willing to sell our ordinary shares.

You may experience significant dilution to the extent that our ordinary shares are issued upon the exercise of the Warrants held by the Selling Shareholders or the exercise or conversion of other securities that we may issue in the future.

You may experience dilution to the extent that our ordinary shares are issued upon the exercise of the Warrants held by the Selling Shareholders, the conversion of convertible securities existing prior to the 2024 PIPE, or any issuance of a substantial number of ordinary shares and other securities in the future. The Warrants held by the Selling Shareholders also bear anti-dilution protections in the event of stock dividends or splits, business combination, sale of assets, similar recapitalization transactions, or other similar transactions. Substantial dilution may further significantly depress the market price of our ordinary shares.

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The market price of our ordinary shares has been, and may continue to be, highly volatile, and such volatility could cause the market price of our ordinary shares to decrease and could cause you to lose some or all of your investment in our ordinary shares .

The stock market in general and the market prices of the ordinary shares on Nasdaq, in particular, are or will be subject to fluctuation, and changes in these prices may be unrelated to our operating performance. During the six-month period prior to the date of this prospectus, the market price of our ordinary shares has fluctuated significantly, and the price of our ordinary shares continues to fluctuate. We anticipate that the market prices of our shares will continue to be subject to wide fluctuations. The market price of our shares is, and will be, subject to a number of factors, including:

	·	actual or anticipated fluctuations in our revenue and other operating results;
	·	the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;
	·	actions of securities analysts who initiate or maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;
	·	announcements by us or our competitors of significant products or features, technical innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments;
	·	price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole;
	·	lawsuits threatened or filed against us; and
	·	other events or factors, including those resulting from war or incidents of terrorism, or responses to these events.

These factors may materially and adversely affect the market price of our shares and result in substantial losses by our investors.

We have not paid and do not intend to pay dividends on our ordinary shares. Investors in this offering may never obtain a return on their investment.

We have not paid dividends on our ordinary shares since inception, and do not intend to pay any dividends on our ordinary shares in the foreseeable future. We intend to reinvest earnings, if any, in the development and expansion of our business. Accordingly, you will need to rely on sales of your ordinary shares after price appreciation, which may never occur, in order to realize a return on your investment.

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

The PRC government may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and significantly and adversely impact the value of our ordinary shares.

The Chinese government has significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene or influence our operations as the government deems appropriate to further regulatory, political and societal goals. The Chinese government has recently published new policies that significantly affected certain industries such as the education and internet industries, and we cannot rule out the possibility that it will in the future release regulations or policies regarding our industries that could require us to seek permission from Chinese authorities to continue to operate our business, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, recent statements made by the Chinese government have indicated an intent to increase the government’s oversight and control over offerings of companies with significant operations in mainland China that are to be conducted in foreign markets, as well as foreign investment in China-based issuers like us. Any such action, if taken by the Chinese government, could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer ordinary shares to our investors and could cause the value of our ordinary shares to significantly decline or become worthless.

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We are required to file with the CSRC and may be subject to the approval of, filing or other procedures with other Chinese regulatory authorities in connection with securities offerings under PRC law, and we cannot predict whether we will be able, or how long it will take us, to obtain such approval or complete such filing or other procedures.

The Chinese government has exercised, and may continue to exercise, substantial influence or control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in mainland China could be undermined if our Chinese subsidiaries and consolidated entities are not able to obtain or maintain approvals to operate in mainland China. The central or local governments could impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that could require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations.

As of the date of this prospectus, we are required to submit filings to the CSRC in connection with the future issuance of our equity securities to foreign investors. As there are uncertainties with respect to the Chinese legal system and changes in laws, regulations and policies, including how those laws, regulations and policies will be interpreted or implemented, there can be no assurance that we will not be subject to additional requirements, approvals, or permissions in the future. We are required to obtain certain approvals from Chinese authorities in order to operate our Chinese subsidiaries.

The Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, appear to require that offshore special purpose vehicles, controlled by Chinese companies or individuals formed for the purpose of seeking a public listing on an overseas stock exchange through acquisitions of Chinese domestic companies or assets in exchange for the shares of the offshore special purpose vehicles, obtain CSRC approval prior to publicly listing their securities on an overseas stock exchange.

Further, on July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly promulgated the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities Activities in Accordance with the Law, pursuant to which Chinese regulators are required to accelerate rulemaking related to the overseas issuance and listing of securities, and update the existing laws and regulations related to data security, cross-border data flow, and management of confidential information. Numerous regulations, guidelines and other measures have been or are expected to be adopted in addition to the Cyber Security Law and Data Security Law.

Additionally, the Draft Rules, if declared into effect, will implement a new regulatory framework requiring China-based companies such as us to submit filings to CSRC in connection with the issuance of equity securities to foreign investors. The instructions on the Draft Rules released by the CSRC suggest that companies already listed on overseas exchanges will be exempt, such that prior offerings will not need to be filed with the CSRC. However, if the Draft Rules are declared into effect, we may be required to submit filings to the CSRC in connection with any future offerings, including follow-on offerings, secondary offerings or other shelf offerings, within three working days following the completion of any such offering(s).

As there are still uncertainties regarding the interpretation and implementation of such regulatory guidance, we cannot assure investors that we will be able to comply with new regulatory requirements relating to our future overseas capital-raising activities, and we may become subject to more stringent requirements with respect to matters including data privacy and cross-border investigation and enforcement of legal claims.

If our Chinese subsidiaries or consolidated entities do not receive or maintain approvals or inadvertently conclude that approvals needed for their business are not required or if there are changes in applicable laws (including regulations) or interpretations of laws and our Chinese subsidiaries or consolidated entities are required but unable to obtain approvals in the future, then such changes or need for approvals (if not obtained) could adversely affect the operations of our Chinese subsidiaries or consolidated entities, including limiting or prohibiting the ability of our Chinese subsidiaries or consolidated entities to operate, and the value of our shares could significantly decline or become worthless.

To operate our general business activities currently conducted in mainland China, each of our Chinese subsidiaries and consolidated entities is required to obtain a business license from the local counterpart of the State Administration for Market Regulation, or SAMR. Each of our Chinese subsidiaries and consolidated entities has obtained a valid business license from the local counterpart of the SAMR, and no application for any such license has been denied.

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As of the date of this prospectus, we have not received any inquiry, notice, warning or sanction regarding obtaining approval, completing filing or other procedures in connection with issuing securities to foreign investors from the CSRC or any other Chinese regulatory authorities that have jurisdiction over our operations. Based on the above and our understanding of the Chinese laws and regulations currently in effect, we were not required to submit an application to the CSRC or any other Chinese regulatory authorities for issuing securities to foreign investors. However, there remains significant uncertainty as to the enactment, interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements related to overseas securities offerings and other capital markets activities, and we cannot assure you that the relevant Chinese regulatory authorities, including the CSRC, would reach the same conclusion as us. If it is determined in the future that the approval of, filing or other procedure with the CSRC or any other regulatory authority is required for issuing our securities to foreign investors, it is uncertain whether we will be able and how long it will take for us to obtain the approval or complete the filing or other procedure, despite our best efforts. If we, for any reason, are unable to obtain or complete, or experience significant delays in obtaining or completing, the requisite relevant approval(s), filing or other procedure(s), we may face sanctions by the CSRC or other Chinese regulatory authorities. These regulatory authorities may impose fines and penalties on our operations in mainland China, limit our ability to pay dividends outside of mainland China, limit our operations in mainland China, delay or restrict the repatriation of the proceeds from our public offerings into mainland China or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the trading price of our shares. In addition, if the CSRC or other regulatory authorities later promulgate new rules requiring that we obtain their approvals or complete filing or other procedures for any future public offerings, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of such requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver. Any uncertainties and/or negative publicity regarding such a requirement could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our shares, including potentially making those shares worthless.

If the Chinese government determines that our corporate structure does not comply with Chinese regulations, or if Chinese regulations change or are interpreted differently in the future, the value of our ordinary shares may decline in value or become worthless.

In July 2021, the Chinese government provided new guidance on Chinese companies raising capital outside of mainland China, including through arrangements called variable interest entities, or VIEs. We are not in an industry that is subject to foreign ownership limitations in mainland China. While our business operations are conducted by our PRC subsidiaries, our previous product sales via online and e-commerce channels, which accounted for a smaller portion of our business, were conducted by former VIE through a series of contractual arrangements entered into between our subsidiaries and VIE and the shareholder of the VIE. As a result of these contractual arrangements, we had exerted control over former VIE and consolidated the VIE’s operating results in our financial statements under U.S. GAAP. We believe our previous ownership structure and the contractual arrangements among our subsidiaries, former VIE and the shareholder of the VIE were not in violation of the PRC laws, rules and regulations; and those contractual arrangements were valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms and applicable PRC laws and regulations. However, there are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations and there can be no assurance that the PRC government will ultimately take a view that is consistent with our belief.

Uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations could limit the legal protections available to you and us.

The PRC legal system is based on written statutes. Unlike common law systems, it is a system in which legal cases have limited value as precedents. In the late 1970s, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly increased the protections afforded to various forms of foreign or private-sector investment in China. Our PRC subsidiaries are subject to various PRC laws and regulations generally applicable to companies in China. However, since these laws and regulations are relatively new and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involve uncertainties.

From time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. However, since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy than in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published in a timely manner or at all) that may have retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainty over the scope and effect of our contractual, property (including intellectual property) and procedural rights, and any failure to respond to changes in the regulatory environment in China could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

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Trading in our securities may be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or investigate completed our auditors for two consecutive years.

In recent years, U.S. regulatory authorities have continued to express their concerns about challenges in their oversight of financial statement audits of U.S.-listed companies with significant operations in China. As part of a continued regulatory focus in the United States on access to audit and other information, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the HFCAA, was enacted on December 18, 2020. The HFCAA includes requirements for the SEC to identify issuers whose audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a restriction imposed by a non-U.S. authority in the auditor’s local jurisdiction. The HFCAA also requires that, to the extent that the PCAOB has been unable to inspect an issuer’s auditor for three consecutive years since 2021, the SEC shall prohibit its securities registered in the United States from being traded on any national securities exchange or over-the-counter markets in the United States.

On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCAA. The interim final rule applies to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction. Consistent with the HFCAA, the interim final rule requires the submission of documentation to the SEC establishing that such a registrant is not owned or controlled by a government entity in that foreign jurisdiction and also requires disclosure in a foreign issuer’s annual report regarding the audit arrangements of, and government influence on, such registrants. On May 13, 2021, the PCAOB issued proposed PCAOB Rule 6100, Board Determinations Under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act for public comment. The proposed rule provides a framework for making determinations as to whether PCAOB is unable to inspect an audit firm in a foreign jurisdiction, including the timing, factors, bases, publication and revocation or modification of such determinations, and such determinations will be made on a jurisdiction-wide basis in a consistent manner applicable to all firms headquartered in the jurisdiction. In November 2021, the SEC approved PCAOB Rule 6100. On December 2, 2021, the SEC adopted amendments to final rules implementing the disclosure and submission requirements of the HFCAA.

On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCAA. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions.

On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB announced the PCAOB Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act determinations (the “PCAOB determinations”) relating to the PCAOB’s inability to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China of the PRC or Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or more authorities in the PRC or Hong Kong.

On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a SOP with the CSRC and the MOF of the PRC regarding cooperation in the oversight of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in the PRC and Hong Kong which establishes a method for the PCAOB to conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in the PRC and Hong Kong, as contemplated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Under the agreement, (a) the PCAOB has sole discretion to select the firms, audit engagements and potential violations it inspects and investigates without consultation with, or input from, PRC authorities; (b) procedures are in place for PCAOB inspectors and investigators to view complete audit work papers with all information included and for the PCAOB to retain information as needed; (c) the PCAOB has direct access to interview and take testimony from all personnel associated with the audits the PCAOB inspects or investigates; and (d) the PCAOB shall have the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the SEC can use the information for all regulatory purposes, including administrative or civil enforcement actions. The PCAOB was required to reassess its determinations as to whether it is able to carry out inspections and investigations completely and without obstruction by the end of 2022. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and vacated its previous determinations. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB will consider the need to issue a new determination.

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Congress passed fiscal year 2023 Omnibus spending legislation in December 2022, which contained provisions to accelerate the HFCAA timeline for implementation of trading prohibitions from three years to two years. As a result, the SEC is required to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections or complete investigations for two consecutive years.

Our current auditor, YCM CPA INC., an independent registered public accounting firm that is headquartered in the United States, is a firm registered with the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) and is required by the laws of the U.S. to undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB to assess its compliance with the laws of the U.S. and professional standards. YCM CPA INC. has been subject to PCAOB inspections and is not among the PCAOB-registered public accounting firms headquartered in the PRC or Hong Kong that are subject to PCAOB’s determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is later determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate our auditor completely, or if there is any regulatory change or step taken by PRC regulators that does not permit our auditor to provide audit documentations located in China or Hong Kong to the PCAOB for inspection or investigation, or the PCAOB expands the scope of the Determination so that we are subject to the HFCAA, as the same may be amended, you may be deprived of the benefits of such inspection. Any audit reports not issued by auditors that are completely inspected or investigated by the PCAOB, or a lack of PCAOB inspections or investigations of audit work undertaken in China that prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating our auditors’ audits and their quality control procedures, could result in a lack of assurance that our financial statements and disclosures are adequate and accurate.

U.S. regulatory bodies may be limited in their ability to conduct investigations or inspections of our operations in China.

The SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice and other U.S. authorities may also have difficulties in bringing and enforcing actions against us or our directors or executive officers in the PRC. The SEC has stated that there are significant legal and other obstacles to obtaining information needed for investigations or litigation in China. Under a revised securities law that became effective on March 1, 2020, Article 177 provides, among other things, that no overseas securities regulator is allowed to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within the territory of the PRC. Accordingly, without governmental approval in China, no entity or individual in China may provide documents and information relating to securities business activities to overseas regulators when it is under direct investigation or evidence discovery conducted by overseas regulators, which could present significant legal and other obstacles to obtaining information needed for investigations and litigation conducted outside of China.

The enforcement of the PRC Labor Contract Law and other labor-related regulations in the PRC may adversely affect our business and our results of operations.

The PRC Labor Contract Law became effective and was implemented on January 1, 2008, which was amended on December 28, 2012. It has reinforced the protection of employees who, under the PRC Labor Contract Law, have the right, among others, to have written labor contracts, to enter into labor contracts with no fixed terms under certain circumstances, to receive overtime wages and to terminate or alter terms in labor contracts. According to the PRC Social Insurance Law, which became effective on July 1, 2011, and the Administrative Regulations on the Housing Funds, Companies operating in China are required to participate in pension insurance, work-related injury insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and housing funds plans, and the employers must pay all or a portion of the social insurance premiums and housing funds for their employees.

As a result of these laws and regulations designed to enhance labor protection, we expect our labor costs will continue to increase. In addition, as the interpretation and implementation of these laws and regulations are still evolving, our employment practice may not at all times be deemed in compliance with the new laws and regulations. If we are subject to severe penalties or incur significant liabilities in connection with labor disputes or investigations, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

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We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption law.

We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and issuers as defined by the statute for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We are also subject to Chinese anti-corruption laws, which strictly prohibit the payment of bribes to government officials. We have operations, agreements with third parties, and make sales in China, which may experience corruption. Our activities in China create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of the employees, consultants or distributors of our company, because these parties are not always subject to our control. We are in process of implementing an anticorruption program, which prohibits the offering or giving of anything of value to foreign officials, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. The anticorruption program also requires that clauses mandating compliance with our policy be included in all contracts with foreign sales agents, sales consultants and distributors and that they certify their compliance with our policy annually. It further requires that all hospitality involving promotion of sales to foreign governments and government-owned or controlled entities be in accordance with specified guidelines. In the meantime, we believe to date we have complied in all material respects with the provisions of the FCPA and Chinese anti-corruption law. However, our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the employees, consultants or distributors of our Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA or Chinese anti-corruption law may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the government may seek to hold our Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.

Fluctuations in exchange rates could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

The value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions in China and by China’s foreign exchange policies. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging the value of the Renminbi to the U.S. dollar, and the Renminbi appreciated more than 20% against the U.S. dollar over the following three years. Between July 2008 and June 2010, this appreciation halted and the exchange rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar remained within a narrow band. Since June 2010, the Renminbi has fluctuated against the U.S. dollar, at times significantly and unpredictably. It is difficult to predict how market forces or PRC or U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the Renminbi and the U.S. dollar in the future.

We are subject to exchange rate risk between U.S. dollar and Renminbi because we sell our products in U.S. dollar from time to time, and our export distributors settle in U.S. dollar and these distributors may also be affected by U.S. dollar exchange rate. If China’s currency appreciates, our products may become more expensive to export to other countries and our sales may be negatively affected by the appreciation.

Significant revaluation of the Renminbi may have a material and adverse effect on your investment. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive upon cash exercises, if any, of the warrants to purchase the Ordinary Shares offered hereby into Renminbi for our operations, appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the Renminbi amount we would receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert our Renminbi into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our Ordinary Shares or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Renminbi would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us.

Very limited hedging options are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness of these hedges may be limited, and we may not be able to adequately hedge our exposure. In addition, our currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert Renminbi into foreign currency.

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Our business may be materially and adversely affected if any of our PRC subsidiaries declares bankruptcy or becomes subject to a dissolution or liquidation proceeding.

The Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of the PRC, or the Bankruptcy Law, came into effect on June 1, 2007. The Bankruptcy Law provides that an enterprise will be liquidated if the enterprise fails to settle its debts as and when they fall due and if the enterprise’s assets are, or are demonstrably, insufficient to clear such debts.

Our PRC subsidiaries hold certain assets that are important to our business operations. If any of our PRC subsidiaries undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, unrelated third-party creditors may claim rights to some or all of these assets, thereby hindering our ability to operate our business, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

According to the SAFE’s Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Improving and Adjusting Foreign Exchange Administration Policies for Direct Investment, effective on December 17, 2012, and the Provisions for Administration of Foreign Exchange Relating to Inbound Direct Investment by Foreign Investors, effective May 13, 2013, if any of our PRC subsidiaries undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, prior approval from the SAFE for remittance of foreign exchange to our shareholders abroad is no longer required, but we still need to conduct a registration process with the SAFE local branch. It is not clear whether “registration” is a mere formality or involves the kind of substantive review process undertaken by SAFE and its relevant branches in the past.

PRC regulations relating to foreign exchange registration of overseas investment by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or our PRC subsidiaries to liability or penalties, limit our ability to inject capital into these subsidiaries, limit these PRC subsidiaries’ ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us.

On July 4, 2014, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, promulgated the Circular on Relevant Issues Relating to Domestic Resident’s Investment and Financing and Roundtrip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular 37, which replaced the former Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Administration for PRC Residents to Engage in Financing and Inbound Investment via Overseas Special Purpose Vehicles (generally known as SAFE Circular 75) promulgated by SAFE on October 21, 2005. On February 13, 2015, SAFE further promulgated the Circular on Further Simplifying and Improving the Administration of the Foreign Exchange Concerning Direct Investment, or SAFE Circular 13, which took effect on June 1, 2015. This SAFE Circular 13 has amended SAFE Circular 37 by requiring PRC residents or entities to register with qualified banks rather than SAFE or its local branch in connection with their establishment or control of an offshore entity established for the purpose of overseas investment or financing.

These circulars require PRC residents to register with qualified banks in connection with their direct establishment or indirect control of an offshore entity, for the purpose of overseas investment and financing, with such PRC residents’ legally owned assets or equity interests in domestic enterprises or offshore assets or interests, which is referred to in SAFE Circular 37 as a “special purpose vehicle.” These circulars further require amendment to the registration in the event of any significant changes with respect to the special purpose vehicle, such as an increase or decrease of capital contributed by PRC residents, share transfer or exchange, merger, division or other material events. In the event that a PRC resident holding interests in a special purpose vehicle fails to complete the required SAFE registration, the PRC subsidiary of that special purpose vehicle may be prohibited from making profit distributions to the offshore parent and from carrying out subsequent cross-border foreign exchange activities, and the special purpose vehicle may be restricted in its ability to contribute additional capital into its PRC subsidiary. Furthermore, failure to comply with the various SAFE registration requirements described above could result in liability under PRC law for evasion of foreign exchange controls.

While Ms. Yefang Zhang, a citizen of Saint Lucia, is not required to register with qualified bank according to the various SAFE registration requirements, we may not at all times be fully aware or informed of the identities of all our shareholders or beneficial owners that are required to make such registrations, and we may not always be able to compel them to comply with all relevant foreign exchange regulations. As a result, we cannot assure you that all of our shareholders or beneficial owners who are PRC residents will at all times comply with, or in the future make or obtain any applicable registrations or approvals required by all relevant foreign exchange regulations. The failure or inability of such individuals to comply with the registration procedures set forth in these regulations may subject us to fines or legal sanctions, restrictions on our cross-border investment activities or our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends to, or obtain foreign-exchange-dominated loans from, our company, or prevent us from making distributions or paying dividends. As a result, our business operations and our ability to make distributions to you could be materially and adversely affected.

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Furthermore, as these foreign exchange regulations are still relatively new and their interpretation and implementation has been constantly evolving, it is unclear how these regulations, and any future regulation concerning offshore or cross-border transactions, will be interpreted, amended and implemented by the relevant government authorities. We cannot predict how these regulations will affect our business operations or future strategy. In addition, if we decide to acquire a PRC domestic company, we cannot assure you that we or the owners of such company, as the case may be, will be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the necessary filings and registrations required by the foreign exchange regulations. This may restrict our ability to implement our acquisition strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.

Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a PRC “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Such classification would likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, that became effective in January 2008, an enterprise established outside the PRC with “de facto management bodies” within the PRC is considered a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and is generally subject to a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate on its worldwide income. Under the implementation rules to the EIT Law, a “de facto management body” is defined as a body that has material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and properties of an enterprise. In addition, a circular, known as SAT Circular 82, issued in April 2009 by the State Administration of Taxation, or the SAT, specifies that certain offshore incorporated enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups will be classified as PRC resident enterprises if the following are located or resident in the PRC: senior management personnel and departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management; financial and personnel decision making bodies; key properties, accounting books, company seal, and minutes of board meetings and shareholders’ meetings; and half or more of the senior management or directors having voting rights. Further to SAT Circular 82, the SAT issued a bulletin, known as SAT Bulletin 45, which took effect in September 2011, to provide more guidance on the implementation of SAT Circular 82 and clarify the reporting and filing obligations of such “Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated resident enterprises.” SAT Bulletin 45 provides procedures and administrative details for the determination of resident status and administration on post-determination matters.

Although both SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 only apply to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreign individuals, the determining criteria set forth in SAT Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto management body” test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of offshore enterprises, regardless of whether they are controlled by PRC enterprises, PRC enterprise groups or by PRC or foreign individuals.

If the PRC tax authorities determine that the actual management body of Farmmi, Inc. (“FAMI”) is within the territory of China, FAMI may be deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise for PRC enterprise income tax purposes and a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. First, we will be subject to the uniform 25% enterprise income tax on our world-wide income, which could materially reduce our net income. In addition, we will also be subject to PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations.

Up to the date of this prospectus, FAMI has not been notified or informed by the PRC tax authorities that it has been deemed to be a resident enterprise for the purpose of the EIT Law.

Finally, dividends payable by us to our investors and gains on the sale of our shares may become subject to PRC withholding tax, at a rate of 10% in the case of non-PRC enterprises or 20% in the case of non-PRC individuals (in each case, subject to the provisions of any applicable tax treaty), if such gains are deemed to be from PRC sources. It is unclear whether non-PRC shareholders of our company would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise. Any such tax may reduce the returns on your investment in our shares.

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Enhanced scrutiny over acquisition transactions by the PRC tax authorities may have a negative impact on potential acquisitions we may pursue in the future.

Pursuant to the Notice on Strengthening Administration of Enterprise Income Tax for Share Transfers by Non-PRC Resident Enterprises, or SAT Circular 698, issued by the SAT on December 10, 2009, where a foreign investor transfers the equity interests of a resident enterprise indirectly via disposition of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, or an “indirect transfer,” and such overseas holding company is located in a tax jurisdiction that (i) has an effective tax rate less than 12.5% or (ii) does not tax foreign income of its residents, the foreign investor shall report the indirect transfer to the competent tax authority. The PRC tax authority will examine the true nature of the indirect transfer, and if the tax authority considers that the foreign investor has adopted an “abusive arrangement” in order to avoid PRC tax, it may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company and re-characterize the indirect transfer and as a result, gains derived from such indirect transfer may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10%.

On February 3, 2015, the SAT issued the Announcement of the State Administration of Taxation on Several Issues Concerning the Enterprise Income Tax on Indirect Property Transfer by Non-Resident Enterprises, or SAT Bulletin 7, to supersede existing provisions in relation to the “indirect transfer” as set forth in Circular 698, while the other provisions of Circular 698 remain in force. Pursuant to SAT Bulletin 7, where a non-resident enterprise indirectly transfers properties such as equity in PRC resident enterprises without any justifiable business purposes and aiming to avoid the payment of enterprise income tax, such indirect transfer must be reclassified as a direct transfer of equity in PRC resident enterprise. To assess whether an indirect transfer of PRC taxable properties has reasonable commercial purposes, all arrangements related to the indirect transfer must be considered comprehensively and factors set forth in SAT Bulletin 7 must be comprehensively analyzed in light of the actual circumstances. SAT Bulletin 7 also provides that, where a non-PRC resident enterprise transfers its equity interests in a resident enterprise to its related parties at a price lower than the fair market value, the competent tax authority has the power to make a reasonable adjustment to the taxable income of the transaction.

There is little practical experience regarding the application of SAT Bulletin 7 because it was issued in February 2015. During the effective period of SAT Circular 698, some intermediary holding companies were actually looked through by the PRC tax authorities, and consequently the non-PRC resident investors were deemed to have transferred the PRC subsidiary and PRC corporate taxes were assessed accordingly. It is possible that we or our non-PRC resident investors may become at risk of being taxed under SAT Bulletin 7 and may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT Bulletin 7 or to establish that we or our non-PRC resident investors should not be taxed under SAT Bulletin 7, which may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations or such non-PRC resident investors’ investment in us.

Our PRC subsidiaries are subject to restrictions on paying dividends or making other payments to us, which may restrict our ability to satisfy our liquidity requirements.

We are a holding company incorporated as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands. We may need dividends and other distributions on equity from our PRC subsidiaries to satisfy our liquidity requirements. Current PRC regulations permit our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to us only out of their accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, Our PRC subsidiaries are required to set aside at least 10% of their respective accumulated profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds until the total amount set aside reaches 50% of their respective registered capital. Our PRC subsidiaries may also allocate a portion of its after-tax profits based on PRC accounting standards to employee welfare and bonus funds at their discretion. These reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. Furthermore, if our PRC subsidiaries incur debt on their own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments to us.

In addition, the PRC tax authorities may require us to adjust our taxable income under the contractual arrangements we currently have in place in a manner that would materially and adversely affect our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends and other distributions to us. Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiary to distribute dividends to us or on the ability of our PRC consolidated VIE to make payments to us may restrict our ability to satisfy our liquidity requirements.

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In addition, the EIT Law, and its implementation rules provide that a withholding tax rate of up to 10% will be applicable to dividends payable by Chinese companies to non-PRC-resident enterprises unless otherwise exempted or reduced according to treaties or arrangements between the PRC central government and governments of other countries or regions where the non-PRC-resident enterprises are incorporated.

Governmental control of currency conversion may affect the value of your investment.

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive substantially all of our revenues in RMB. Under our current corporate structure, our company in the Cayman Islands may rely on dividend payments from our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, such as profit distributions and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. Therefore, our PRC subsidiaries are able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to us without prior approval from SAFE, subject to the condition that the remittance of such dividends outside of the PRC complies with certain procedures under PRC foreign exchange regulation, such as the overseas investment registrations by our shareholders or the ultimate shareholders of our corporate shareholders who are PRC residents. But approval from or registration with appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. For foreign investors, after reporting and being reviewed and approved by the appropriate government authorities, the foreign investors can transfer money through banks and other payment institutions, but the daily limit is $50,000 and the amount of each remittance cannot exceed $10,000. In addition, we can also distribute and transfer profits or dividends through our overseas third-party institutions in accordance with the law. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive substantially all of our revenues in RMB. Under our current corporate structure, our company in the Cayman Islands may rely on dividend payments from our PRC subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, such as profit distributions and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. Therefore, our PRC subsidiaries are able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to us without prior approval from SAFE, subject to the condition that the remittance of such dividends outside of the PRC complies with certain procedures under PRC foreign exchange regulation, such as the overseas investment registrations by our shareholders or the ultimate shareholders of our corporate shareholders who are PRC residents. But approval from or registration with appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. For foreign investors, after reporting and being reviewed and approved by the appropriate government authorities, the foreign investors can transfer money through banks and other payment institutions, but the daily limit is $50,000 and the amount of each remittance cannot exceed $10,000. In addition, we can also distribute and transfer profits or dividends through our overseas third-party institutions in accordance with the law. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders.

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The M&A Rules and certain other PRC regulations establish complex procedures for some acquisitions of Chinese companies by foreign investors, which could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China.

The Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by Foreign Investors, or the “M&A Rules,” adopted by six PRC regulatory agencies in 2006 and amended in 2009, and recently adopted regulations and rules concerning mergers and acquisitions established additional procedures and requirements that could make merger and acquisition activities by foreign investors more time consuming and complex. For example, the M&A Rules require that the Ministry of Commerce be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise, if (i) any important industry is concerned, (ii) such transaction involves factors that have or may have impact on the national economic security, or (iii) such transaction will lead to a change in control of a domestic enterprise which holds a famous trademark or PRC time-honored brand. Mergers, acquisitions or contractual arrangements that allow one market player to take control of or to exert decisive impact on another market player must also be notified in advance to the Ministry of Commerce when the threshold under the Provisions on Thresholds for Prior Notification of Concentrations of Undertakings, or the Prior Notification Rules, issued by the State Council in August 2008 is triggered. In addition, the security review rules issued by the Ministry of Commerce that became effective in September 2011 specify that mergers and acquisitions by foreign investors that raise “national defense and security” concerns and mergers and acquisitions through which foreign investors may acquire de facto control over domestic enterprises that raise “national security” concerns are subject to strict review by the Ministry of Commerce, and the rules prohibit any activities attempting to bypass a security review, including by structuring the transaction through a proxy or contractual control arrangement. In the future, we may grow our business by acquiring complementary businesses. Complying with the requirements of the above-mentioned regulations and other relevant rules to complete such transactions could be time consuming, and any required approval processes, including obtaining approval from the Ministry of Commerce or its local counterparts may delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions. It is clear that our business would not be deemed to be in an industry that raises “national defense and security” or “national security” concerns. However, the Ministry of Commerce or other government agencies may publish explanations in the future determining that our business is in an industry subject to the security review, in which case our future acquisitions in the PRC, including those by way of entering into contractual control arrangements with target entities, may be closely scrutinized or prohibited. Our ability to expand our business or maintain or expand our market share through future acquisitions would as such be materially and adversely affected.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

The loss of any of our key customers could reduce our revenues and our profitability.

Our key customers in fiscal year 2024 were principally Shanghai Yunmihui Supply Chain Group Co. Ltd (“Yunmihui”), and Ningbo Senjia Yamei Trading Co., Ltd (“Senjia Yamei”). They are unrelated parties. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022, sales to Yunmihui accounted for approximately 55.0%, 40.5%, and 31.2% of our total revenue, respectively. If we cannot maintain long-term relationships with these major customers, the loss of our sales to them could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that we will maintain or improve the relationships with these customers, or that we will be able to continue to supply these customers at current levels or at all. Any failure to pay by these customers could have a material negative effect on our company’s business. In addition, having a relatively small number of customers may cause our quarterly results to be inconsistent, depending upon when these customers pay for outstanding invoices.

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We buy our supplies from a relatively limited number of suppliers.

During the years ended September 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022, we had the following suppliers that accounted for 15% or more of our purchases.

	For the years ended September 30,
Supplier Name	2024			2023			2022
Ningbo Caixiang Trading Co., Ltd		-			8.2	%		23.0	%
Jingning Liannong Trading Co., Ltd		23.8	%		13.5	%		20.9	%
Lishui Zhelin Trading Co., Ltd		15.7	%		9.5	%		6.0	%
Qingyuan Nongbang Mushroom Industry Co., Ltd		22.3	%		7.9	%		9.3	%

Because we purchase a material amount of our raw materials from these suppliers, the loss of any such suppliers could result in increased expenses for our company and result in adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If the PRC food safety laws in the future require enterprises to apply for licenses, it may cause us to incur significant costs.

Producers in the Chinese food industry are required to comply with the PRC food safety laws and regulations. These food safety laws require enterprises engaged in the production of edible fungi and fruits and vegetables to obtain a food production license for each of their production facilities. Such laws also require producers to comply with regulations concerning food, food additives, packaging, and food production sites, facilities and equipment. In addition, a separate food distribution license is required for engaging in the sale of food. At present, the products sold by our Chinese subsidiaries are primary agricultural products, which are not required to obtain a production license. However, it is possible that in the future, under the laws and regulations, they may be required to obtain licenses, otherwise they may be deemed to be in violation of the PRC food safety laws, which may lead to fines, suspension of operations, revocation of licenses, and in more extreme cases, criminal proceedings against the enterprise and its management. The Chinese government may also amend the existing laws and regulations or introduce additional or stricter laws and regulations. Compliance with these laws and regulations may cause us to incur significant capital expenditures, which we may not be able to pass on to our customers through higher prices for our products.

We lack product and business diversification. Accordingly, our future revenues and earnings are more susceptible to fluctuations than a more diversified company.

Our primary business activities have historically focused on edible fungi products. Because our focus is limited in this way, any risk affecting the edible fungi industry or consumers’ desire for edible fungi products could disproportionately affect our business. Our lack of product and business diversification could inhibit the opportunities for growth of our business, revenues and profits. Although we have expanded into the agricultural product supply chain trading business since June 2021, we still lack product diversification in our overall product trading.

Governmental support to the agriculture industry and/or our business may decrease or disappear.

Currently the Chinese government is supporting agriculture with tax exemption, especially e-commerce in agriculture. In addition, our local government has been supporting our company by providing subsidies from time to time. These beneficial policies may change, so the support we receive from the government may decrease or disappear, which may impact our development.

Beneficial tax incentives may disappear.

We operate our business primarily through our subsidiaries based in mainland China. Currently the agriculture industry is highly supported by the Chinese government. For example, to further strengthen and standardize the support of comprehensive agricultural development to the characteristic industries with agricultural advantages, the Chinese National Office of Comprehensive Agricultural Development has decided to carry out the compilation of The Plan for Comprehensive Agricultural Development to Support the Agricultural Advantage and Characteristic Industries (2019-2021) (the “New Plan”). Edible fungi are emphasized and classified as a “dominant and characteristic industry,” which may become the objects of policy-support issue in the future. However, the New Plan has not yet been formally approved and the final result remains to be further observed.

As an agricultural production enterprise, we are enjoying certain tax benefits, including a tax waiver for our dried mushroom wholesale business. If the tax policies change in a way that some or all of the tax benefits we presently receive are cancelled, we may need to pay much higher taxes which will reduce or eliminate our profit margin.

We are subject to extensive regulations by the Chinese government.

The food industry is subject to extensive regulations by Chinese government agencies. Among other things, these regulations govern the manufacturing, importation, processing, packaging, storage, exportation, distribution and labeling of our products. New or amended statutes and regulations, increased production at our existing facilities, and our expansion into new operations and jurisdictions may require us to obtain new licenses and permits and could require us to change our methods of operations at costs that could be substantial.

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While we are not aware of any data breach in the past, cyber-attacks, computer viruses or any future failure to adequately maintain security and prevent unauthorized access to electronic and other confidential information could result in a data breach which could materially adversely affect our reputation, financial condition and operating results.

As part of business operations, we collect, process, store and transmit our employees, business partners and other third party data. Our customers, business partners and employees expect us to adequately safeguard and protect their sensitive personal and business information. We may experience cyber-attacks and other security incidents of varying degrees from time to time, and we may incur significant costs in protecting against or remediating such incidents. In addition, we are subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the PRC and other countries relating to cybersecurity and data protection. Security breaches or unauthorized access to confidential information could also expose us to liability related to the loss of the information, time-consuming and expensive litigation and negative publicity. If security measures are breached because of third-party action, employee error, malfeasance or otherwise, or if design flaws in our technology infrastructure are exposed and exploited, our relationships with customers and cooperation partners could be severely damaged. Affected third parties or government authorities could initiate legal or regulatory actions against us in connection with any actual or perceived security breaches or improper access to or disclosure of data, which could cause us to incur significant expense and liability, and our business and operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Failure to make adequate contributions to Housing Provident Fund for certain employees of our PRC subsidiaries could subject us to labor disputes or complaint and adversely affect our financial condition.

Pursuant to the Regulations on Management of Housing Provident Fund (“HPF”), promulgated by the State Council on April 3, 1999 and amended on March 24, 2002, PRC enterprises must register with relevant HPF management center, open special HPF accounts at a designated bank and make timely HPF contributions for their employees. In accordance with the Regulations on Management of Housing Provident Fund and the Rules for Administrative Enforcement of Housing Provident Fund in Zhejiang Province, an enterprise that fails to register with HPF management center or open accounts for its employees shall be ordered to do so within the prescribed time; if a PRC company fails to comply within the prescribed time, it could be fined between RMB 10,000 and RMB 50,000.

Furthermore, if such enterprise fails to pay in full or in part its HPF contributions, such enterprise will be ordered by the HPF enforcement authorities to make such contributions and may be compelled by the people’s court that has jurisdiction over the matter to make such contributions. Pursuant to the relevant HPF laws and regulations, HPF contributions are only required for employees with urban housing registration. For employees with rural housing registration, contributions are voluntary and are not required. In addition, there are discrepancies in the interpretation and enforcement of such regulations at the national and local level. Local and national enforcement practices at times vary significantly.

Our PRC subsidiaries have not opened HPF accounts for approximately 80% of their employees (most of them are with rural housing registration), and their contribution to HPF did not cover these employees. Regarding those employees with urban housing registration but not covered by our PRC subsidiaries’ contribution to HPF, our PRC subsidiaries may potentially be ordered by HPF enforcement authorities to make full contribution, and face litigation by employees in relation to their failure to make full contribution. As of the date of this prospectus, our PRC subsidiaries have not received any demand or order from the competent authorities with respect their HPF contribution. To the extent the PRC subsidiaries are required to make such payment, our financial condition will likely be adversely affected.

Changes in trade policies may make our products more expensive to end purchasers in other countries or regions.

We currently receive incentives and support from our local government. Further, China has policy support for the agricultural sector. Because we export approximately 0.6% of our agricultural products for sale outside China, we are subject to the risk that foreign governments will view such support, either now or in the future, as unfair trade practices. If this were to happen, our products could be subjected to tariffs or other taxes that cause such products to be more expensive and thus less attractive to potential purchasers.

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The edible fungi cultivated by our suppliers is subject to risks related to diseases, pests, abnormal temperature change and extreme weather events.

Edible fungi are exposed to diseases and pests. Pests and diseases during the cultivation process may significantly decrease the quantity of the qualified edible fungi provided to us, which may force us to breach our contracts with our clients by not being able to supply enough products to them timely and further impact our revenues.

Temperature can have a significant impact on the growth and the quality of edible fungi. Mushrooms can only grow under certain temperature. If the temperature is too low, the edible fungi may grow slowly or even not grow at all. If the temperature is too high, the edible fungi may grow too fast and have a worse texture.

Global warming is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events around the world. Although our suppliers are using more and more carefully managed environments for cultivation, extreme weather events may still impact our cultivation process. As a result, the supply of our raw materials may be affected. For example, because of the warm winter in 2016, the quantity of edible fungi cultivated in Lishui, Zhejiang Province increased, but the quality decreased and the price decreased accordingly.

Our supplier farms may fail to comply with the legal requirements and our quality standards and negatively affect the quality of our raw materials.

Our supplier farms are responsible for complying with the legal requirements. It is possible that they fail to comply with any PRC law relating to food safety during their production process. If the governmental agency determines they are not eligible to continue the operation, we will need to find alternative supplier farms to meet our demands. The supplier farms may also fail to comply with our quality standards. As a result, our raw materials provided by these family farms will be negatively affected. If we are unable to inspect and rule out any affected fungi and we sell them to our clients, our reputation will be harmed. Our clients may cease purchasing products from us. Even if we are able to inspect the affected fungi, we will need to spend extra time to find alternative suppliers to supplement our raw materials.

The purchase price of dried edible fungi is based on local market price which we cannot control and predict.

When we purchase dried edible fungi from our suppliers, we usually reach a price slightly higher than the local market price on that day or during that period because we seek to purchase top quality dried mushrooms, which command premium prices. If the local market price is unusually higher on that day or during that period, and if we have to purchase certain amount of edible fungi to fulfill our clients’ orders, we will spend more on the costs than expected. Because we receive the orders from our clients first when the sale price is set, and then purchase dried edible fungi accordingly, a higher purchase price will reduce our profit margin.

Increases in edible fungi costs may negatively affect our operating results.

The price of edible fungi may be inelastic when we wish to purchase supplies. While we have attempted to mitigate this risk by taking advantage of decreases in other expenses (due to better transportation infrastructure reducing the cost of bringing materials to our company and from our company to our customers) and improving efficiency, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to control our material expenses. In addition, as we are competing based upon low price, we will risk losing customers by increasing our selling prices. To the extent our expenses increase beyond the price we can charge our customers, our operating results could be harmed.

Our products are not nationally well known.

Our product visibility in general is not high in China. Although we plan to participate in more industry events to improve recognition and drive revenues, we have no guarantee that we will be able to materially increase the market recognition of all our edible fungi products. To the extent we are unable to increase our product visibility, we may face challenges in increasing revenues or increasing the profit margin for such products.

Our products have relatively low technical requirements; therefore, barriers to entry are minimal.

Processing edible fungi does not require complicated technology. Our competitors can create similar products at a relatively low cost because there are minimal barriers of entry. To the extent our customers discriminate based on price, we may find that we lose market share to new producers. Moreover, we may be required to reduce our price in order to maintain or slow loss of market share for such products.

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Our directors’ and executive officers’ other business activities may pose conflicts of time commitment and conflicts of interest.

Our directors and executive officers have other business interests outside the company that could potentially give rise to conflicts of time commitment. For example, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman, Yefang Zhang, and her husband and a director of the Company through January 18, 2025, Zhengyu Wang, collectively own all of Forasen Group. Zhengyu Wang was also the chairman of the board of directors of Tantech Holdings Ltd (“Tantech”), another Nasdaq listed company until December 19, 2024, and Yefang Zhang is currently the chairwoman of Tantech’s board of directors.

Ms. Zhang has historically devoted approximately 85% of her time to matters concerning Farmmi, approximately 5% of her time to matters for Tantech, and approximately 10% of her time to matters concerning Forasen Group. Mr. Wang has historically devoted approximately 15% of his time to matters concerning Farmmi, approximately 15% of his time to matters for Tantech, and approximately 70% of his time to matters concerning Forasen Group. As Ms. Zhang and Mr. Wang devote considerable time and effort to Tantech and Forasen Group, these sort of business activities could both distract them from focusing on Farmmi and pose a conflict of time commitment.

Our company and Forasen Group signed a Non-Competition Agreement which provides that Forasen Group should not engage in any business that our company engages in, except purchasing products from us. In addition, Mr. Wang and Ms. Zhang signed a Non-Competition Agreement with our company and Tantech which provides that Mr. Wang and Ms. Zhang shall not vote in favor or otherwise cause Tantech to engage in the business that we conduct. Although because of these non-competition agreements, we do not believe that there are business activities of Mr. Wang and Ms. Zhang that will compete directly with our business operations, it is possible that the enforceability of these agreements is challenged and a conflict of interest occurs.

Outstanding bank loans may reduce our available funds.

As of September 30, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we had approximately $2.4 million, $4.7 million and $1.8 million in outstanding loans. In the future, if we have outstanding bank loans, although we believe we have adequate capital to repay those bank loans, there can be no guarantee that we will be able to pay all amounts when due or to refinance the amounts on terms that are acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to make our payments when due or to refinance such amounts, we could be subject to penalty and our business could be negatively affected.

While we do not believe they will impact our liquidity, the terms of the debt agreements impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us. These restrictions could also have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations by significantly limiting or prohibiting us from engaging in certain transactions, including but not limited to incurring or guaranteeing additional indebtedness; transferring or selling assets currently held by us; and transferring ownership interests in certain of our subsidiaries. The failure to comply with any of these covenants could cause a default under our other debt agreements. Any of these defaults, if not waived, could result in the acceleration of all of our debt, in which case the debt would become immediately due and payable. If this occurs, we may not be able to repay our debt or borrow sufficient funds to refinance it on favorable terms, if any.

We may be unable to refinance our short-term loans.

We expect to be able to refinance our short-term loans based on past experience and our good credit history. We do not believe failure to refinance from certain banks will have significant negative impact on our normal business operations. For the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, our operating cash flow was negative. While for the year ended September 30, 2022, our operating cash flow was positive. Our related parties including our major shareholders and affiliate companies, are willing to provide us financial support. However, it is possible for us to have negative cash flow again in the future, and for our related parties to be unable to provide us financial support as needed. As a result, the failure to refinance our short-term loans could potentially affect our capital expenditure and expansion of business.

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We have in the past guaranteed third parties’ debt; if we guarantee third parties’ debt in the future, a failure by such parties to repay their debts may be enforced against our company.

As a condition of obtaining bank financing, smaller companies in China sometimes enter into reciprocal debt guaranties with third parties, pursuant to which the bank agrees to provide loans to one or more unrelated entities if such entities agree to guarantee the loans made to the other entities.

Over the years, our subsidiaries were the guarantors of third parties’ debts and were also beneficiaries of third parties’ guaranties.

We are not currently guaranteeing any third-party debts or intend to enter into any third-party guarantees. We have also adopted a policy that restricts third party guarantees. In addition, no banks currently require such guarantee arrangements from us. However, it is possible that we may, in the future, require bank loans to support our business or expand our operations and be unable to obtain unguaranteed loans. If this were to occur in the future, future lenders might demand unrelated third-party guarantees. If we were to enter into any other guarantees for third party debts and they failed to pay, our cash position could be adversely affected and we might be unable to be made whole by our counter-guarantor.

If we guarantee related parties’ debt in the future, we may be liable if they fail to pay the underlying debt.

In the past, we facilitated the operations of our related party Forasen Group by agreeing to guarantee its obligations.

For example, on December 20, 2013, Forasen Group signed a guarantee agreement with Bank of China to guarantee the loan and credit of up to RMB 15,000,000 on a loan from the Bank of China to Zhejiang Feiyan Down Products Co., Ltd (“Feiyan”). Relying on this guarantee, Feiyan was able to borrow RMB 15,000,000 from the Bank of China.

Feiyan subsequently defaulted on its debt and Forasen Group entrusted Zhejiang FLS Mushroom Co., Ltd (“FLS Mushroom”) to repay the money on Forasen Group’s behalf. Accordingly, FLS Mushroom signed a credit transfer agreement with Bank of China by which it promised to honor the guarantee in Forasen Group’s place.

In five installments paid in 2015, 2016 and 2017, Forasen Group fully repaid all outstanding amounts, and FLS Mushroom has no remaining liability for its guarantee.

If we enter into related party guarantees in the future and we are unable to cause a related party to honor such obligations, we could find that our company bears primary responsibility for such obligations.

When China’s currency appreciates, our products may become more expensive to export to countries or regions outside mainland China.

While 2023 and 2022, we saw the Renminbi’s depreciation against the U.S. dollar, 2021 saw the Renminbi’s appreciation against the U.S. dollar. We are subject to exchange rate risk between U.S. dollar and Renminbi because we sell our products in U.S. dollar from time to time, and our export distributors settle in U.S. dollar and these distributors may also be affected by U.S. dollar exchange rate. Among our export sales for the year ended September 30, 2024, approximately 8.19% were sold to U.S., 37.87% sold to Canada, 17.08% sold to Japan, 10.87% sold to Europe, and 25.47% sold to the Middle East. Settlement currency is USD for export transactions no matter what the destination country is.

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We may require additional financing in the future and our operations could be curtailed if we are unable to obtain required additional financing when needed.

While we conducted a private placement in November 2018 and we have outstanding bank loans, we may need to obtain additional debt or equity financing to fund future capital expenditures. While we do not anticipate seeking additional financing in the immediate future, any additional equity may result in dilution to the holders of our outstanding shares of capital stock. Additional debt financing may include conditions that would restrict our freedom to operate our business, such as conditions that:

	·	limit our ability to pay dividends or require us to seek consent for the payment of dividends;

	·	increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

	·	require us to dedicate a portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund capital expenditures, working capital and other general corporate purposes; and

	·	limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.

We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain any additional financing on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all.

Our bank accounts are not fully insured or protected against loss.

We maintain our cash with various banks located in mainland China. Cash maintained in banks within the People’s Republic of China of less than RMB 0.5 million (equivalent to $72,149) per bank are covered by "Deposit Insurance Regulation" promulgated by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. Our cash accounts are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any bank or trust company holding our cash deposits become insolvent, or if we are otherwise unable to withdraw funds, we would lose the cash on deposit with that particular bank or escrow agent.

We are substantially dependent upon our senior management.

We are highly dependent on our senior management to manage our business and operations. In particular, we rely substantially on our Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman, Ms. Yefang Zhang to manage our operations. Ms. Zhang has been involved in the mushroom industry for more than twenty years. Ms. Zhang cofounded Lishui Jingning Huali Co., Ltd in 1994 with her husband Mr. Zhengyu Wang to engage in the mushroom business. Due to her experience in the industry and long relationships with our customer base, Ms. Zhang would be difficult to replace.

While we provide the legally required personal insurance for the benefit of our employees, we do not maintain key person life insurance on any of our senior management, including Ms. Zhang. The loss of any one of them would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations. Competition for senior management and our other key personnel is intense, and the pool of suitable candidates is limited. We may be unable to quickly locate a suitable replacement for any senior management that we lose. In addition, if any member of our senior management joins a competitor or forms a competing company, they may compete with us for customers, business partners and other key professionals and staff members of our company. Although some of our senior management have signed confidentiality agreements in connection with their employment with us, we cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully enforce these provisions in the event of a dispute between us and any member of our senior management.

Failure to manage our growth could strain our management, operational and other resources, which could materially and adversely affect our business and prospects.

Our growth strategy includes developing export customers of our existing products of edible fungi, increasing varieties of agricultural products and expanding our e-commerce platforms. Pursuing these strategies have resulted in, and will continue to result in, substantial demands on management resources. In particular, the management of our growth will require, among other things:

	·	stringent cost controls and sufficient liquidity;

	·	strengthening of financial and management controls;

	·	increased marketing, sales and support activities; and

	·	hiring and training of new personnel.

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If we are not able to manage our growth successfully, our business and prospects would be materially and adversely affected.

An insufficient amount of insurance could expose us to significant costs and business disruption.

While we have purchased insurance to cover certain assets and property of our business, the amounts and scope of coverage could leave our business inadequately protected from loss. For example, not all of our subsidiaries have coverage of business interruption insurance. If we were to incur substantial losses or liabilities due to fire, explosions, floods, other natural disasters or accidents or business interruption, our results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights, it could harm our business and competitive position.

We rely on a combination of trademark, domain name laws and non-disclosure agreements and other methods to protect our intellectual property rights.

Implementation of PRC intellectual property-related laws have historically been lacking, primarily because of ambiguities in the PRC laws and enforcement difficulties. Accordingly, intellectual property rights and confidentiality protections in China may not be as effective as in the United States or other western countries. Furthermore, policing unauthorized use of proprietary technology is difficult and expensive, and we may need to resort to litigation to enforce or defend patents issued to us or to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of our proprietary rights or those of others. Such litigation and an adverse determination in any such litigation, if any, could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention, which could harm our business and competitive position.

We may be exposed to trademark infringement and other claims by third parties which, if successful, could disrupt our business and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

If we sell our branded products internationally, and as litigation becomes more common in China, we face a higher risk of being the subject of claims for trademark infringement, invalidity or indemnification relating to other parties’ proprietary rights. The defense of trademark suits, including of trademark infringement suits, and related legal and administrative proceedings can be both costly and time consuming and may significantly divert the efforts and resources of our management personnel. Furthermore, an adverse determination in any such litigation or proceedings to which we may become a party could cause us to:

	·	pay damage awards;

	·	seek licenses from third parties;

	·	pay ongoing royalties;

	·	redesign our branded products; or

	·	be restricted by injunctions,

each of which could effectively prevent us from pursuing some or all of our business and result in our customers or potential customers deferring or limiting their purchase or use of our products. This could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our investments in other businesses may not be successful.

On November 5, 2021, we purchased 124,590,064 shares of Shanghai Jiaoda Onlly Co., Ltd (“Jiaoda Onlly”), a Shanghai Stock Exchange listed company under the ticker 600530.SH, from shareholders of Jiaoda Onlly. Jiaoda Onlly operates elderly care institutions and engages in the research and development, production and sale of health food. We, through one of our subsidiaries, Zhejiang Yitang Medical Service Co., Ltd (“Yitang”), purchased a total of 16% of the shares of Jiaoda Onlly from China Capital Investment Group Co., Ltd (“CCIG”) and its affiliates for approximately RMB 509 million (approximately US$71.6 million). In January 2022, we determined that the investment in Jiaoda Onlly no longer aligned with our business objectives and transferred our obligations and rights under the Equity Transfer Framework Agreement to two unrelated parties. Although we did not suffer a financial loss in this transaction, we could incur a loss in future investments.

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An increase in prepaid expenses and accounts receivable may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the results of operations.

We have significantly increased our advances to suppliers and accounts receivable in fiscal year 2021. Although we increased such advances to suppliers mainly in anticipation of higher revenue to be generated in fiscal 2023, we cannot guarantee that such customer demand will be forthcoming, that such commodity prices will justify the amount of such increase, that the suppliers will continue to operate in business, that we would be able to recover any prepayments in the event suppliers are unable to deliver according to our agreements or that the market prices for our products will allow us to sell such products profitably even with increased demand. Similarly, our customers had significantly increased accounts receivable to us during fiscal year 2021. While this increase was partially related to an increase in revenues, some of the increase was also due to slower-paying customers than in fiscal year 2020. Although we recovered some of the accounts receivable following completion of the fiscal year, we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in recovering accounts receivable in a timely fashion in the future. In the event our customers fail to pay our business for products or suppliers fail to return advances in the event they are unable to meet our requirements, our financial operation would be materially adversely affected.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Ordinary Shares

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. The rights of our shareholders may be different from the rights of shareholders governed by the laws of U.S. jurisdictions.

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. Our corporate affairs are governed by our Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and by the laws of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders and the responsibilities of members of our board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) may be different from the rights of shareholders and responsibilities of directors in companies governed by the laws of U.S. jurisdictions. In the performance of its duties, the board of directors of a solvent Cayman Islands exempted company is required to consider the company’s interests, and the interests of its shareholders as a whole, which may differ from the interests of one or more of its individual shareholders. See “Item 16.G. Corporate Governance.”

We are a “foreign private issuer,” and our disclosure obligations differ from those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. As a result, we may not provide you the same information as U.S. domestic reporting companies or we may provide information at different times, which may make it more difficult for you to evaluate our performance and prospects.

We are a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we are not subject to the same requirements as U.S. domestic issuers. Under the Exchange Act, we are subject to reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient and less frequent than those of U.S. domestic reporting companies. For example, we are not required to issue quarterly reports or proxy statements. We are not required to disclose detailed individual executive compensation information. Furthermore, our directors and executive officers are not required to report equity holdings under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and are not subject to the insider short-swing profit disclosure and recovery regime.

As a foreign private issuer, we are also exempt from the requirements of Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) which, generally, are meant to ensure that select groups of investors are not privy to specific information about an issuer before other investors. However, we are still subject to the anti-fraud and anti-manipulation rules of the SEC, such as Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act. Since many of the disclosure obligations imposed on us as a foreign private issuer differ from those imposed on U.S. domestic reporting companies, you should not expect to receive the same information about us and at the same time as the information provided by U.S. domestic reporting companies.

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The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, recent regulatory actions taken by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq calling for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to China-based public companies could add uncertainties to our capital raising activities and compliance costs.

Public companies with operations based in China have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered on financial and accounting irregularities and mistakes, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud.

On December 7, 2018, the SEC and the PCAOB issued a joint statement highlighting continued challenges faced by the U.S. regulators in their oversight of financial statement audits of U.S.-listed companies with significant operations in China. On April 21, 2020, the SEC Chairman and PCAOB Chairman, along with other senior SEC staff, released a joint statement highlighting the risks associated with investing in companies based in or have substantial operations in emerging markets including China, reiterating past SEC and PCAOB statements on matters including the difficulty associated with inspecting accounting firms and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in emerging markets and the difficulty of bringing and enforcing SEC, Department of Justice and other U.S. regulatory actions, including in instances of fraud, in emerging markets generally.

On May 18, 2020, NASDAQ filed three proposals with the SEC to (i) apply minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in a “Restrictive Market”, (ii) prohibit Restrictive Market companies from directly listing on NASDAQ Capital Market, and only permit them to list on NASDAQ Global Select or NASDAQ Global Market in connection with a direct listing, and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company’s auditors.

On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act requiring a foreign company to certify it is not owned or controlled by a foreign government if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the company uses a foreign auditor not subject to PCAOB inspection. If the PCAOB is unable to inspect the company’s auditors for three consecutive years, the issuer’s securities are prohibited to trade on a national exchange. On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. On December 18, 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act was signed into law.

On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final amendments to implement congressionally mandated submission and disclosure requirements of the Act. The interim final amendments will apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report on Forms 10-K, 20-F, 40-F or N-CSR with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the PCAOB has determined it is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction. The SEC will implement a process for identifying such a registrant and any such identified registrant will be required to submit documentation to the SEC establishing that it is not owned or controlled by a governmental entity in that foreign jurisdiction and will also require disclosure in the registrant’s annual report regarding the audit arrangements of, and governmental influence on, such a registrant.

On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions.

On December 16, 2021, PCAOB announced the PCAOB Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act determinations (the “PCAOB determinations”) relating to the PCAOB’s inability to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China of the PRC or Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or more authorities in the PRC or Hong Kong.

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On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a SOP with the CSRC and the MOF of the PRC regarding cooperation in the oversight of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in the PRC and Hong Kong. The SOP seeks to establish a method for the PCAOB to conduct inspections of PCAOB-registered public accounting firms in the PRC and Hong Kong. Under the agreement, (a) the PCAOB has sole discretion to select the firms, audit engagements and potential violations it inspects and investigates without consultation with, or input from, PRC authorities; (b) procedures are in place for PCAOB inspectors and investigators to view complete audit work papers with all information included and for the PCAOB to retain information as needed; (c) the PCAOB has direct access to interview and take testimony from all personnel associated with the audits the PCAOB inspects or investigates; and (d) the PCAOB shall have the unfettered ability to transfer information to the SEC in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the SEC can use the information for all regulatory purposes, including administrative or civil enforcement actions. The PCAOB is required to reassess its determinations as to whether it is able to carry out inspections and investigations completely and without obstruction by the end of 2022.

On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB determined that the PCAOB was able to secure complete access to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong and voted to vacate its previous determinations. However, should PRC authorities obstruct or otherwise fail to facilitate the PCAOB’s access in the future, the PCAOB will consider the need to issue a new determination.

In December 2022, Congress passed fiscal year 2023 Omnibus spending legislation, which contained provisions to accelerate the HFCAA timeline for implementation of trading prohibitions from three years to two years. As a result of the legislation, the SEC is required to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspections or complete investigations for two consecutive years.

The recent regulatory developments have resulted in additional regulatory compliance costs and uncertainties to our future capital raise activities, business and our share price. In addition, any additional actions, proceedings or rules resulting from these efforts could create new uncertainties for our shareholders, and the market price of our shares could be adversely affected,

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to rely on exemptions from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, including the requirement that a majority of an issuer’s directors consist of independent directors. If we opt to rely on such exemptions in the future, such decision might afford less protection to holders of our Ordinary Shares.

Section 5605(b)(1) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules requires listed companies to have, among other things, a majority of its board members to be independent, and Section 5605(d) and 5605(e) require listed companies to have independent director oversight of executive compensation and nomination of directors. As a foreign private issuer, however, we are permitted to follow home country practice in lieu of the above requirements.

The corporate governance practice in our home country, the Cayman Islands, does not require a majority of our board to consist of independent directors or the implementation of a nominating and corporate governance committee. Since a majority of our Board of Directors would not consist of independent directors if we relied on the foreign private issuer exemption, fewer board members would be exercising independent judgment and the level of board oversight on the management of our company might decrease as a result. In addition, we could opt to follow Cayman Islands law instead of the Nasdaq requirements that mandate that we obtain shareholder approval for certain dilutive events, such as an issuance that will result in a change of control, certain transactions other than a public offering involving issuances of 20% or greater interests in the company and certain acquisitions of the shares or assets of another company.

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If we are unable to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our Ordinary Shares may decline.

As a public company, we are required to maintain internal control over financial reporting and to report any material weaknesses in such internal control. In addition, we are required to furnish a report by management on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Currently we have not established and maintained effective disclosure controls and procedures. In addition, there are material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Among other things, we did not have sufficient personnel with appropriate levels of accounting knowledge and experience to address complex U.S. GAAP accounting issues and to prepare and review financial statements and related disclosures under U.S. GAAP. Specifically, our control did not operate effectively to ensure the appropriate and timely analysis of and accounting for unusual and non-routine transactions and certain financial statement accounts. We also have not established sufficient risk assessment in accordance with the requirement of COSO 2013 Framework. In addition, we have not established an internal control department and had a lack of adequate policies and procedures in internal audit function to ensure that our policies and procedures have been carried out as planned. As a result, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of September 30, 2024. We are in the process of designing, implementing, and testing the internal control over financial reporting required to comply with this obligation, which process is time consuming, costly, and complicated. If we identify material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, if we are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner or assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting when required, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our Ordinary Shares could be negatively affected, and we could become subject to investigations by the stock exchange on which our securities are listed, the SEC, or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources.

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the listing requirements of the securities exchange on which we list, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Despite recent reforms made possible by the JOBS Act, compliance with these rules and regulations will nonetheless increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on our systems and resources. We must engage U.S. securities law counsel and U.S. auditors, and we have annual payments for listing on a stock exchange. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and rules and regulations implemented by the SEC and The Nasdaq Capital Market require significantly heightened corporate governance practices for public companies. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual and current reports with respect to our business and operating results. In addition, as long as we are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, we are also required to file semi-annual financial statements. While it is impossible to determine the amounts of such expenses in advance, we expect that we will incur expenses of between $500,000 and $1 million per year. We do not expect to incur materially greater costs as a result of becoming a public company than those incurred by similarly sized foreign private issuers.

If we fail to comply with these rules and regulations, we could become the subject of a governmental enforcement action, investors may lose confidence in us and the market price of our Ordinary Shares could decline.

As a result of disclosure of information in this prospectus and in filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which we believe may result in threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If such claims are successful, our business and operating results could be harmed, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and adversely affect our business, brand and reputation and results of operations.

We also expect that being a public company and these rules and regulations makes it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board of Directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee, and qualified executive officers.

The obligation to disclose information publicly may put us at a disadvantage to competitors that are private companies.

As a publicly listed company, we are required to file periodic reports with the SEC upon the occurrence of matters that are material to our company and shareholders. In some cases, we need to disclose material agreements or results of financial operations that we would not be required to disclose if we were a private company. Our competitors may have access to this information, which would otherwise be confidential. This may give them advantages in competing with our company. Similarly, as a U.S.-listed public company, we are governed by U.S. laws that our non-publicly traded competitors are not required to follow. To the extent compliance with U.S. laws increases our expenses or decreases our competitiveness against such companies, our public listing could affect our results of operations.

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The market price of our Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance.

Since our Ordinary Shares became listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market in February 2018, the trading price of our Ordinary Shares has fluctuated substantially. Between January 1, 2024 and the date of this prospectus, our shares have closed between a low of $0.195 and a high of $1.42 per share, and the last reported trading price on January 22, 2025 was $0.2622 per Ordinary Share. The trading prices of our Ordinary Shares may be volatile and could fluctuate widely due to factors beyond our control. This may happen because of broad market and industry factors, like the performance and fluctuation in the market prices or the underperformance or deteriorating financial results of other listed companies based in China. The securities of some of these companies have experienced significant volatility since their initial public offerings, including, in some cases, substantial price declines in the trading prices of their securities. The trading performances of other Chinese companies’ securities after their offerings may affect the attitudes of investors toward Chinese companies listed in the United States, which consequently may impact the trading performance of our Ordinary Shares, regardless of our actual operating performance. In addition, any negative news or perceptions about inadequate corporate governance practices or fraudulent accounting, corporate structure or matters of other Chinese companies may also negatively affect the attitudes of investors towards Chinese companies in general, including us, regardless of whether we have conducted any inappropriate activities. The market price of our Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

	·	actual or anticipated fluctuations in our revenue and other operating results;

	·	the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;

	·	actions of securities analysts who initiate or maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;

	·	announcements by us or our competitors of significant products or features, technical innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments;

	·	price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole;

	·	lawsuits threatened or filed against us; and

	·	other events or factors, including those resulting from war or incidents of terrorism, or responses to these events.

In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. Stock prices of many companies have fluctuated in a manner unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. In the past, shareholders have filed securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business, and adversely affect our business.

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our Ordinary Shares if the market price of our Ordinary Shares increases.

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Our shareholders may face difficulties in protecting their interests because we are a Cayman Islands exempted company.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our Third Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, by the Companies Act (as revised) of the Cayman Islands and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under the laws of the Cayman Islands are not as clearly defined as under statutes or judicial precedent in existence in jurisdictions in the United States. Therefore, you may have more difficulty protecting your interests than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, due to the comparatively less formal nature of Cayman Islands law in this area.

While Cayman Islands law allows a dissenting shareholder to express the shareholder’s view that a court sanctioned reorganization of a Cayman Islands company would not provide fair value for the shareholder’s shares, Cayman Islands statutory law does not specifically provide for shareholder appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation of a company. This may make it more difficult for you to assess the value of any consideration you may receive in a merger or consolidation or to require that the acquirer gives you additional consideration if you believe the consideration offered is insufficient. However, Cayman Islands statutory law provides a mechanism for a dissenting shareholder in a merger or consolidation to apply to the Grand Court for a determination of the fair value of the dissenter’s shares if it is not possible for the company and the dissenter to agree on a fair price within the time limits prescribed.

Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies (such as us) have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records and accounts or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders. Our directors have discretion under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to determine whether or not, and under what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders but are not obliged to make them available to our shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest. Subject to limited exceptions, under Cayman Islands law, a minority shareholder may not bring a derivative action against the board of directors. Class actions are not recognized in the Cayman Islands, but groups of shareholders with identical interests may bring representative proceedings, which are similar.

United States civil liabilities and certain judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and most of our assets are located outside of the United States. In addition, the majority of our directors and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. A substantial portion of the assets of these persons is located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons. It may also be difficult to enforce in U.S. courts judgments obtained in U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors who are not resident in the United States and the substantial majority of whose assets are located outside of the United States.

Further, it is unclear if original actions predicated on civil liabilities based solely upon U.S. federal securities laws are enforceable in courts outside the United States, including in the Cayman Islands. Courts of the Cayman Islands may not, in an original action in the Cayman Islands, recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state of the United States on the grounds that such provisions are penal in nature. Although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction if such judgment is final, for a liquidated sum, provided it is not in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, is not inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matters, and was not obtained in a manner which is contrary to the public policy of the Cayman Islands. In addition, a Cayman Islands court may stay proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

Our Board of Directors may decline to register transfers of Ordinary Shares in certain circumstances.

Our Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, decline to register any transfer of any ordinary share which is not fully paid up or on which we have a lien. Our directors may also decline to register any transfer of any share unless (i) the instrument of transfer is lodged with us, accompanied by the certificate for the shares to which it relates and such other evidence as our Board of Directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer; (ii) the instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of shares; (iii) the instrument of transfer is properly stamped, if required; (iv) in the case of a transfer to joint holders, the number of joint holders to whom the share is to be transferred does not exceed four; (v) the shares conceded are free of any lien in favor of us; or (vi) a fee of such maximum sum as Nasdaq may determine to be payable, or such lesser sum as our Board of Directors may from time to time require, is paid to us in respect thereof.

If our directors refuse to register a transfer they shall, within one month after the date on which the instrument of transfer was lodged, send to each of the transferor and the transferee notice of such refusal. The registration of transfers may, on 14 days’ notice being given by advertisement in such one or more newspapers or by electronic means, be suspended and the register closed at such times and for such periods as our Board of Directors may from time to time determine, provided, however, that the registration of transfers shall not be suspended nor the register closed for more than 30 days in any year.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The Selling Shareholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares under this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Ordinary Shares by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to this prospectus. We may receive cash proceeds equal to the total exercise price of the Warrants to the extent that they are exercised using cash. Any proceeds we receive from the exercise of the Warrants will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The Selling Shareholders will pay any agent’s commissions and expenses they incur for brokerage, accounting, tax or legal services or any other expenses that they incur in disposing of such Ordinary Shares. We will bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of such Ordinary Shares covered by this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. These may include, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws.

We cannot predict when or if the Warrants will be exercised, and it is possible that the Warrants may expire and never be exercised. As a result, we may never receive meaningful, or any, cash proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants, and we cannot plan on any specific uses of any proceeds we may receive beyond the purposes described herein.

See “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for more information.

CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization:

	·	on an actual basis as of March 31, 2025;

	·	on a pro forma basis to give effect to: (a) the issuance and sale of 4,166,667 ordinary shares and 8,333,334 Series C Warrants exercisable into up to 8,333,334 ordinary shares in accordance with the terms therein; and

	·	on a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to the full exercise of 8,333,334 Series C Warrants and issuance of up to 8,333,334 ordinary shares underlying such Warrants.

The information set forth in the following table should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, reference to our financial statements and the notes thereto incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

	As of March 31, 2025
				Pro			Pro forma as
	Actual			forma			adjusted
	(in U.S. dollars, except per share data)
Cash	$	890,336		$	10,690,337		$	30,690,338
Total Current Assets		109,920,681			119,720,682			139,720,683
Total Assets		230,426,167			240,226,168			260,226,169
Current Liabilities		58,569,493			58,569,493			58,569,493
Total Liabilities		64,196,564			64,196,564			64,196,564

Shareholders' Equity
Ordinary share, $2.40 par value, 5 billion shares authorized, 1,315,207 and 889,906 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively		3,156,514			13,156,498			33,156,499
Additional paid-in capital		161,670,511			161,470,528			161,470,528
Statutory reserve		687,173			687,173			687,173
Retained earnings		13,215,249			13,215,249			13,215,249
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(12,319,109	)		(12,319,109	)		(12,319,109	)
Total Farmmi, Inc.’s shareholders' equity		166,410,338			176,210,339			196,210,340
Noncontrolling interest		(180,735	)		(180,735	)		(180,735	)
Total Equity		166,229,603			176,029,604			196,029,605

Total Liabilities and Equity	$	230,426,167		$	240,226,168		$	260,226,169

The preceding table excludes as of March 31, 2025, 238 ordinary shares reserved under our 2018 share incentive plan.

* Adjusted for the effect of 1-for-12 reverse share split on March 17, 2025.

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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

On August 4, 2025, we entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement, or the Purchase Agreement, with certain accredited investors (“Selling Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Company offered to sell to the Selling Shareholders an aggregate of 4,166,667 Ordinary Shares, par value $2.40 per share of the Company and Series C warrants to purchase up to 8,333,334 Ordinary Shares in a private placement for gross proceeds of $10.0 million (the “August 2025 PIPE”). The Offering closed on August 6, 2025.

The Warrants are exercisable immediately following issuance at an initial exercise price of $2.40 per ordinary share and expire 3 years from the date of issuance. The exercise price and the number of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants, or the Warrant Shares, are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, including stock dividends or share splits, business combination, other recapitalization transactions or similar transactions. Upon such reset of the exercise price, the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased such that the aggregate exercise price payable for the adjusted number of Warrant Shares will be the same as the aggregate exercise price on the date of issuance for the Warrant Shares then outstanding. In addition, subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder, reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.

In connection with the Purchase Agreement between us and the Selling Shareholders dated August 4, 2025, we agreed to file the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, to register the resale of the Shares pursuant to this prospectus in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.

The Shares being offered by the Selling Shareholders are the ordinary shares issuable to the Selling Shareholders upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. We are registering those ordinary shares in order to permit the Selling Shareholders to offer the Shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of ordinary shares and the Warrants acquired in the August 2025 PIPE transaction, the Selling Shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

Under the terms of the Warrants, a selling stockholder may not exercise the warrants to the extent such exercise would cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock which would exceed 4.99%/9.99%, of our then outstanding Common Stock following such exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants that have not been exercised.

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The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each Selling Shareholder, including (i) the ordinary shares beneficially owned by the Selling Shareholder prior to this offering, (ii) the number of Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholder pursuant to this prospectus, and (iii) the Selling Shareholder’s beneficial ownership after completion of this offering. The registration of the Shares does not necessarily mean that the Selling Shareholders will sell all or any of such Shares, but the number of the ordinary shares and percentages set forth in the final two columns below assume that all Shares being offered by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to this prospectus are sold. The final two columns also assume the exercise of all of the Warrants held by the Selling Shareholders as of September 11, 2025, without regard to any limitations on exercise described in this prospectus or in the Warrants. See “Plan of Distribution.”

In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, determined as if the outstanding Warrants were exercised in full as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part was initially filed with the SEC, each as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination and all subject to adjustment as provided in the Purchase Agreement, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants.

Selling Shareholder

Number of Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to This Offering⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

Number of

Ordinary Shares to be Sold

Pursuant to this Prospectus⁽³⁾

Ordinary

Shares

Owned

SEC Form F-3 filed by Farmmi Inc.