| 1. | I      have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended      March 31, 2009 of Yongye International,Inc. |
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| 2. | Based      on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to      make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which      such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period      covered by this quarterly report; |
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| 3. | Based      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information      included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects      the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the      registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly      report. |
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| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are      responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and      procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and      15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in      Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the      registrant and      have: |
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|  | (a) | designed      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure      controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure      that material information relating to the registrant, including its      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those      entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being      prepared; |
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|  | (b) | designed      such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal      control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to      provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial      reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external      purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting      principles. |
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|  | (c) | evaluated      the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures      and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of      the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period      covered by this report based on such evaluation;  and |
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|  | (d) | disclosed in this report any      change in the registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has      materially affected,      or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting; and |
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| 5. | The      registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our      most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to      the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of      directors (or persons performing the equivalent  functions): |
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|  | (a) | all      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,      process, summarize and report financial information;  and |
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|  | (b) | any fraud, whether or not      material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the      registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting. |
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| Dated:      November 9, 2009 | By:    | /s/      Zishen Wu                                  |   |
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|                         |   | Zishen      Wu                                      |   |
|                         |   | President      and CEO (Principal ExecutiveOfficer) |

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