| 1.  | I      have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A 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 quarterlyreport. |
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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))for the registrant andhave: |
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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 controls 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: |
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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:      October 19, 2009 | By:    | /s/      Zishen Wu                                  |   |
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|                         |   | Zishen      Wu                                      |
|                         |   | President      and CEO (Principal ExecutiveOfficer) |

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