| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly      report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended September 30, 2008 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 beingprepared; |
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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 accountingprinciples. |
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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 equivalentfunctions): |
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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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