| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly      report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010 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 15,      2010 | By:                                                  | /s/ Zishen    Wu |
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|                          | ZishenWu                                             |
|                          | President and CEO (Principal      Executive Officer) |

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