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Sino Agro Food, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2011 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 

 
FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011
OR
¨
TRANSACTION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________________________ to ___________________________

Commission file number: 000-54191

SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada
 
33-1219070
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Organization)
   
     
Room 3711, China Shine Plaza
 
 
No. 9 Lin He Xi Road
   
Tianhe County, Guangzhou City, P.R.C.
 
510610
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(860) 20 22057860
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
N/A
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)

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The Courts of Red Bank
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Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” "non-accelerated filer" and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
       
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of May 18, 2011, there were 60,990,153 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
2
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Plan of Operations
36
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
49
Item 4T.
Controls and Procedures
49
     
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
50
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
50
Item 2.
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
50
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
50
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
50
Item 5.
Other Information
51
Item 6.
Exhibits
53
     
SIGNATURES
 
54
 
 
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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011

 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
ASSETS
           
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
    482,916       3,890,026  
Inventories
    1,799,040       8,913,127  
Deposits and prepaid expenses
    5,346,988       14,229,711  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
    8,421,189       12,803,771  
Other receivables
    59,253,946       3,967,680  
Total current assets
    75,304,079       43,804,315  
Property and equipment
               
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
    2,529,149       17,155,782  
Construction in progress
    2,618,774       2,231,475  
Land use rights, net of accumulated amortization
    14,403,057       16,829,410  
Total property and equipment
    19,550,980       36,216,667  
Other assets
               
Goodwill
    724,940       12,000,000  
Proprietary technologies, net of accumulated amortization
    7,198,836       7,287,883  
Long term accounts receivable
    8,459,044       8,459,044  
License rights
    1       1  
Total other assets
    16,382,821       27,746,928  
                 
Total assets
    111,237,880       107,767,910  
                 
LIABILITIES  AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    741,369       390,846  
Billings in excess of cost and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
    430,767       -  
Due to a director
    788,422       926,196  
Dividends payable
    206,356       210,262  
Other payables
    6,592,587       1,412,290  
Total current liabilities
    8,759,501       2,939,594  
                 
Other liabilities
               
Long term debt
    -       3,776,435  
                 
Total liabilities
    8,759,501       6,716,029  
Commitments and contingencies
    -       -  
                 
Stockholders' equity
               
Preferred stock: $0.001 par value (10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 share issued and outstanding as of  March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
    -       -  
Series A preferred stock:  $0.001 par value (100 shares authorized, 100 shares issued and outstanding as of  March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
    -       -  
Series B convertible preferred stock:  $0.001 par value) (10,000,000 shares authorized, 7,000,000 shares issued  and outstanding) as of  March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
    7,000       7,000  
Common stock:  $0.001 par value (100,000,000 shares authorized, 56,795,136 and 55,474,136 shares issued and oustanding as of  March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
    68,684       55,474  
Additional paid - in capital
    60,469,302       58,586,362  
Retained earnings
    36,134,835       25,019,971  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,234,698       3,804,116  
Total Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries stockholders' equity
    97,914,519       87,472,923  
Non - controlling interest
    4,563,860       13,578,958  
Total stockholders' equity
    102,478,379       101,051,881  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
    111,237,880       107,767,910  

The accompanying notes are an integral par t of these consolidated financial statements

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   
Three months ended
   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31, 2011
   
March 31, 2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
$
   
$
 
Continuing operations
           
Revenue
    3,121,531       300,000  
                 
Cost of goods sold
    1,190,615       -  
                 
Gross profit
    1,930,916       300,000  
                 
General and administrative expenses
    (690,146 )     (514,336 )
Net income from operations
    1,240,770       (214,336 )
                 
Other income (expenses)
               
                 
Other income
    9,302       -  
                 
Gain (loss) of extinguishment of debts
    92,926       (4,565,180 )
                 
Interest expense
    (3,172 )     (2,927 )
                 
Net income  (expenses)
    99,056       (4,568,107 )
                 
Net income  before income taxes
    1,339,826       (4,782,443 )
      .          
Provision for income taxes
    -       -  
                 
Net income (loss)  from continuing operations
    1,339,826       (4,782,443 )
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to the non - controlling interest
    (428,913 )     10,647  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
    910,913       (4,771,796 )
Discontinued operations
               
Net income from discontinued operations
    19,941,880       2,057,268  
Less: Net income attributable to the non - controlling interest
    (9,737,929 )     (452,599 )
Net income  from discontinued operations attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
    10,203,951       1,604,669  
Net income (loss) attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
    11,114,864       (3,167,127 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
               
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
    1,175,674       (293,090 )
Comprehensive income (loss)
    12,290,538       (3,460,217 )
Less: other comprehensive (income)  loss attributable to the non - controlling interest
    (293,918 )     58,618  
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
    11,996,620       (3,401,599 )
                 
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders:
               
From continuing and discontinued operations
               
Basic
  $ 0.20     $ (0.06 )
                 
Diluted
  $ 0.18     $ (0.06 )
                 
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders:
               
From continuing operations
               
                 
Basic
  $ 0.02     $ (0.09 )
                 
Diluted
  $ 0.01     $ (0.09 )
                 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
               
                 
Basic
    56,502,325       54,088,199  
                 
Diluted
    63,502,325       54,088,199  

The accompanying notes are an integral par t of these consolidated financial statements

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
Three months ended
   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31, 2011
   
March 31, 2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
    1,339,826       (4,782,443 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash from operations:
               
Depreciation
    40,353       281,991  
Amortization
    189,792       710,508  
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debts
    (92,926 )     4,565,180  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Increase in inventories
    (381,707 )     (45,946 )
Decrease(increase) in deposits and prepaid expenses
    8,438       894,116  
Increase in due from a director
    -       (1,194,817 )
Increase in due to a director
    113,081       -  
Increase in  accounts payable and accrued expenses
    372,932       24,473  
Increase (decrease) in  other payables
    16,347,616       (994,602 )
(Increase) decrease in accounts  receivable
    (1,662,144 )     321,442  
Increase in billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
    430,767       -  
(Increase) decrease in other receivables
    (13,060,168 )     (507,152 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    3,645,860       (727,250 )
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (6,449 )     (266,951 )
Acquisition of land use rights
    (704,388 )     -  
Payment for construction in progress
    (387,298 )     (193,791 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,098,135 )     (460,742 )
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Dividends paid
    (3,905 )     -  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    (3,905 )     -  
Net cash provided by continuing operations
    2,543,820       (1,187,992 )
Cash flows from discontinued operations
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    -       1,866,774  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (2,433,497 )     (1,402,084 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    -       -  
Net cash (used in) provided by discontinued operations
    (2,433,497 )     464,690  
Effects on exchange rate changes on cash
    (3,517,433 )     1,213,276  
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (3,407,110 )     489,974  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    3,890,026       2,360,587  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
    482,916       2,850,561  
Less: cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period - discontinued operations
    (704,388 )     (2,471,897 )
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period - continuing operations
    (221,472 )     378,664  
Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest
    3,172       120,999  
Cash paid for income taxes
    -       -  
Non - cash transactions 1,321,000 (2010: 4,747,000) shares of common stock issued for settlement of debts
    1,989,000       1,158,650  
Disposal proceeds receivable of sale of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
    44,295,612       -  
Land use rights payable due to related parties
    6,339,493       -  

The accompanying notes are an integral par t of these consolidated financial statements

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.
CORPORATE INFORMATION

Sino Agro Food, Inc. (“the Company”) (formerly known as Volcanic Gold, Inc. and A Power Agro Agriculture Development, Inc.) Company”) is an International Business Corporation incorporated on October 1, 1974 in the State of Nevada, United States of America.

The Company was engaged in the mining and exploration business but ceased its mining and exploring business on October 14, 2005.  On August 24, 2007, the Company entered into a Merger and Acquisition Agreement with Capital Award Inc. (“CA”) and its subsidiaries Capital Stage Inc.  (“CS”) and Capital Hero Inc.  (“CH”).  Effective the same date, CA, a Belize Corporation, completed a reverse merger transaction with SIAF. SIAF acquired all the outstanding common stock of CA from Capital Adventure, a shareholder of CA for 32,000,000 shares of the company’s common stock.

On August 24, 2007 the Company changed its name from Volcanic Gold, Inc. to A Power Agro Agriculture Development, Inc.  On December 8, 2007, the Company officially changed its name to Sino Agro Food, Inc.

On September 5, 2007, the Company acquired three existing businesses in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”):

 
a)
Hang Yu Tai Investment Limited  (“HYT”), a company incorporated in Macau, the owner of a 78% equity interest in ZhongXingNongMu Ltd (“ZX”), a company  incorporated in the PRC;

 
b)
Tri-way Industries Limited (“TRW”), a company  incorporated in Hong Kong;

 
c)
Macau Eiji Company Limited (“MEIJI”), a company incorporated in Macau, the owner of 75% equity interest in Enping City Juntang Town Hang Sing Tai Agriculture Co. Ltd. (“HST”), a PRC corporate Sino-Foreign joint venture. HST was disposed in 2010.

On November 27, 2007, MEIJI and HST established a corporate Sino - Foregin joint venture, Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd. (“JHST”), a company incorporated in the PRC with MEIJI owning a 75% interest and HST owning a 25% interest.

On November 26, 2008, SIAF established Pretty Mountain Holdings Limited. (“PMH”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong with a 80% equity interest. On May 25,  2009, PMH formed a corporate Sino-Foregin joint venture, Qinghai Sanjiang A Power  Agriculture Co. Ltd (“SJAP”), incorporated in the People’s Republic of China of which PMH owns a 45% equity interest . The remaining 55% equity interest in SJAP is owned by the following entities:

 
Qinghai Province Sanjiang Group Company Limited (English translation) (“Qinghai Sanjiang”), a company owned by the PRC with major business activities in the agriculture industry; and

 
Guangzhou City Garwor Company Limited (English translation) (“Garwor”), a private limited company incorporated in the PRC, specializing in sales and marketing.

 
SJAP is engaged in the business of manufacturing bio-organic fertilizer, livestock feed and development of  other agriculture projects in the County of Huangyuan, in the vicinity of the Xining City, Qinghai Province, PRC.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral par t of these consolidated financial statements
 
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1.
CORPORATE INFORMATION  (CONTINUED)

In September, 2009, the Company carried out an internal re-organization of its corporate structure and business, and  formed a 100% owned subsidiary A Power Agro Agriculture Development (Macau) Limited (APWAM) which was formed in Macau. APWAM then acquired PMH’s 45 % equity interest in SJAP. By virtue of the Assignment, APWAM assumed all obligations and liabilities of PMH under the Sino Foreign Joint Venture Agreement. On September 9, 2010, application was made by the Company to the Companies Registry of Hong Kong for deregistration of PMH under Section 291AA of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance. On January 28, 2011, PMH was dissolved.

On May 7, 2010, Qinghai Sanjiang sold and transferred its equity interest in SJAP to Garwor. The aforesaid sale and transfer was approved by the State Administration for Industry And Commerce of Xining City Government of the People’s Republic of China. As a result, SJAP was owned by APWAM with  a 45% interest and Garwor with a 55% interest.

On February 15, 2011 and on March 29, 2011, the Company entered the agreement and memorandum of understanding, respectively to sell 100% equity interest in HYT group (including HYT and ZX) for $45,000,000 and the effective date is January 1, 2011.

The Company applied to form Enping City Bi Tao A Power Fishery Development Co. Limited (EBAPFD) and Enping City Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture  Development Co. Limited (EBAPCD), both of which the Company would own a 25% equity interest.  The approvals of the formation of EBAPFD and EBAPCD by the relevant authorities of the PRC Government are pending.

The Company’s principal executive office is located at Room 3711, China Shine Plaza, No. 9 Lin He Xi Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, PRC 510610.

The nature of the operations and principal activities of Sino Agro Food, Inc. and its subsidiaries are described in Note 2.2.

2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 
2.1
FISCAL YEAR

The Company has adopted December 31 as its fiscal year end.

 
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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 
2.2
REPORTING ENTITY

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the following entities:

Name of subsidiaries
 
Place of incorporation
 
Percentage of interest
 
Principal activities
             
Capital Award Inc. ("CA")
 
Belize
 
100% (12.31..2010: 100%) directly
 
Fishery development and holder of A-Power Technology master license.
             
Capital Stage Inc. ("CS")
 
Belize
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) indirectly
 
Dormant
             
Capital Hero Inc. ("CH")
 
Belize
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) indirectly
 
Dormant
             
Tri-way Industries Limited ("TRW")
 
Hong Kong, PRC
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) directly
 
Investment holding, holder of enzyme technology master license for manufacturing of livestock feed and bio-organic fertilizer  and has not commenced its planned business of fish farm operations.
             
Pretty Mountain Holdings Limited ("PMH")
 
Hong Kong, PRC
 
0% (12.31.2010: 80%) directly
 
Dissolved on January 28, 2011
             
Macau Eiji Company Limited ("MEIJI")
 
Macau, PRC
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) directly
 
Disposed on February 15, 2011 (2010: Investment holding
             
Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd ("JHST")
 
PRC
 
75% (12.31.2010: 75%) directly
 
Hylocereus Undatus  Plantation ("HU Plantation"). The Company has not commenced beef business.
             
Hang Yu Tai Investment Limited  ("HYT")
 
Macau, PRC
 
0% (12.31.2010: 100%) directly
 
Disposed on February 15, 2011 (2010: Investment holding)
             
ZhongXingNongMu Co. Ltd ("ZX")
 
PRC
 
0% (12.31.2010: 78%) indirectly
 
Disposed on February 15, 2011 (2010: Dairy production  and manufacturing of organic fertilizer,livestock feed, and beef cattle and plantation of crops and pasture)
             
A Power Agro Agriculture Development (Macau) Limited ("APWAM")
 
Macau, PRC
 
100% (12.31.2010: 100%) directly
 
Investment holding
             
Name of variable interest entity
 
Place of incorporation
 
Percentage of interest
 
Principal activities
Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Ltd ("SJAP")
  
PRC
  
45% (12.31.2010: 45%) indirectly
  
Manufacturing of organic fertilizer,livestock feed, and beef cattle and plantation of crops and pastures
 
 
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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 
2.3
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("US GAAP").

Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this interim report should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

 
2.4
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
  
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of SIAF, its subsidiaries CA, CS, CH, TRW, MEIJI, HJST, ZX, PMH. HYT and APWAM and its variable interest entity SJAP. All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. HYT and ZX were derecognized as subsidiaries since 1 January 2011 and PMH was dissolved on January 28, 2011.

SIAF, CA, CS, CH, TRW, MEIJI, JHST, APWAM and SJAP are hereafter referred to as (“the Company”).
  
 
2.5
BUSINESS COMBINATION

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncements relating to business combination (primarily contained in ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations”), including assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies. These pronouncements established principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquisition as well as provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. In addition, these pronouncements eliminate the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies, including the initial recognition and measurement criteria and require an acquirer to develop a systematic and rational basis for subsequently measuring and accounting for acquired contingencies depending on their nature. Our adoption of these pronouncements will have an impact on the manner in which we account for any future acquisitions.

 
2.6
NON - CONTROLLING INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncement on non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance is primarily contained in ASC Topic “Consolidation”. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated financial statements. The adoption of this standard has not had material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 
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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 
2.7
USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods covered thereby. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Judgments and estimates of uncertainties are required in applying the Company’s accounting policies in certain areas. The following are some of the areas requiring significant judgments and estimates: determinations of the useful lives of assets, estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts, cash flow and valuation assumptions in performing asset impairment tests of long-lived assets, estimates of the realizability of deferred tax assets and inventory reserves.

 
2.8
REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with ASC Topic 605. Sales revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of shipment when risk of loss and title passes to the customer. License fee income is recognized on the accrual basis in accordance with the underlying agreements.

Revenues from the Company's fishery development contract services are performed under fixed-price contracts. Revenues under long-term contracts are accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 605, Revenue Recognition ("ASC 605"). Under the percentage-of-completion method, the Company estimates profit as the difference between total estimated revenue and total estimated cost of a contract and recognizes that profit over the contract term. The percent of cost incurred determines the amount of revenue to be recognized. Payment terms are generally defined by the installation contract and as a result may not match the timing of the costs incurred by the Company and the related recognition of revenue. Such differences are recorded as either costs or estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts or billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts. The Company determines a customer’s credit worthiness at the time an order is accepted. Sudden and unexpected changes in a customer’s financial condition could put recoverability at risk.

The percentage of completion method requires the ability to estimate several factors, including the ability of the customer to meet its obligations under the contract, including the payment of amounts when due. If we determine that collectability is not assured, we will defer revenue recognition and use methods of accounting for the contract such as completed contract method until such time we determine that collectability is reasonably assured or through the completion of the project.

For fixed-price contracts, the Company uses the ratio of cost incurred to date on the contract (excluding uninstalled  direct materials) to management's estimate of the contract's total cost, to determine the percentage of completion on each contract. This method is used as management considers expended costs to be the best available measure of progression of these contracts. Contract cost includes all direct material, subcontract and labor costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as supplies, tool repairs and depreciation. The Company accounts for maintenance and repair services under the guidance of ASC 605 as the services provided relate to construction work. Contract costs incurred to date and expected total contract costs are continuously monitored during the term of the contract. Changes in job performance, job conditions, job conditions, and estimated profitability arising from contract penalty, change orders and final contract settlements may result in revisions to the estimated profitability during the contract. These changes, which include contracts with estimated costs in excess of estimated revenues, are recognized in contract costs in the period in which the revisions are determined.  Profit incentives are included in revenues when their realization is reasonably assured. At the point the Company anticipates a loss on a contract, the Company estimates the ultimate loss through completion and recognizes that loss in the period in which the possible loss was identified.

 
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2.8
REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company will not provide warranties to customers on a basis customary to the industry; however, the customers can claim warranty directly from product manufacturers. Historically, the Company has no warranty claims history in the past.
 
The Company recognizes revenue when the fishery development contract services are rendered, structure is delivered and title has passed. Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of fishery development contract services, net of business tax. All of the Company’s fishery development consultancy services revenue that are earned in the PRC are subject to a Chinese business tax at a rate of 0% of the gross fishery development contract service income approved by the Chinese local government.
  
 
2.9
COST OF GOODS SOLD

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of direct purchase cost of merchandise goods, and related levies.

 
2.10
SHIPPING AND HANDLING

Shipping and handling costs related to cost of goods sold are included in general and administrative  expenses which totaled $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 
2.11
ADVERTISING

Advertising costs are included in general and administrative expenses which totaled $nil for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 
2.12
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollars. The functional currency of the Company is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB).
  
For those entities whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollars, all assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; shareholders’ equity is translated at historical rates and items in the statements of income and of cash flows are translated at the average rate for the period. Because cash flows are translated based on the average translation rate, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported in the statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances in the balance sheets. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statements of shareholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statements of income and comprehensive income as incurred.
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity amounted to $1,234,698 as of March 31, 2011 and $3,804,116 as of December 31, 2010. The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were translated at RMB 6.57 to $1.00 and RMB6.62 to $1.00, respectively. The average translation rates applied to the statements of income and comprehensive income and of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010 were RMB6.59to $1.00 and RMB6.81 to $1.00, respectively.
 
 
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2.13
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents kept with financial institutions in People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of those institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or the Company is unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit on that institution.

 
2.14
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Reserves are recorded primarily on a specific identification basis.

The standard credit period of the Company’s most of client is three months. The collection period over 1 year is classified as long term accounts receivable. Management evaluates the collectability of the receivables at least quarterly. Provisions for doubtful accounts as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are $nil.

 
2.15
INVENTORIES

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) and net realizable value.

Costs incurred in bringing each product to its location and conditions are accounted for as follows:
 
-
raw materials – purchase cost on a weighted average basis;
 
-
manufactured finished goods and work-in-progress – cost of direct materials and labor and a proportion of manufacturing overhead based on normal operation capacity but excluding  borrowing costs; and
 
-
retail and wholesale merchandise finished goods – purchase cost on a weighted average basis.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

 
2.16
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Such costs include the cost of replacing parts that are eligible for capitalization when the cost of replacing the parts is incurred. Similarly, when each major inspection is performed, its cost is recognized in the carrying amount of the property and equipment as a replacement only if it is eligible for capitalization. The assets’ residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year-end.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Milk cows
10 years
Plant and machinery
5 - 10 years
Structure and leasehold improvements
10 -20 years
Mature seed
20 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
2.5 - 10 years
Motor vehicles
5 -10  years
 
 
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2.16
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)

An item of property and equipment is removed from the accounts upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on disposal of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the item) is included in the consolidated statements of income in the period the item is disposed.

 
2.17
GOODWILL
  
Goodwill is an asset representing the fair economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis at the end of the company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. The Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment at the level of each reporting unit. The Company directly acquired MEIJI which is engaged in Hu Plantation. As a result of this acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill in the amount of $724,940. This goodwill represents the fair value of the assets acquired in these acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired.
  
 
2.18
PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES
  
The Company has determined that technological feasibility is established at the time a working model of products is completed. A master license of stock feed manufacturing technology was acquired and the costs of acquisition are capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Proprietary technologies are intangible assets of finite lives. Proprietary technologies are amortized using the straight line method over their estimated lives of 25 years. Management evaluates the recoverability of proprietary technologies on an annual basis of the end of the company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. As required by ASC Topic 350 “Intangible – Goodwill and Other”, the Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment.
  
 
2.19
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction as well as acquisition and design fees incurred.  Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to property and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed.  No depreciation is provided until construction is completed and the asset is ready for its intended use.

 
2.20
LAND USE RIGHTS
  
Land use rights represent acquisition of land use right rights of agriculture land from farmers and are amortized on the straight line basis over their respective lease periods. The lease period of agriculture land is in the range from 30 years to 60 years. Land use rights purchase prices were determined in accordance with the 2007 PRC Government’s minimum lease payments of agriculture land and mutually agreed between the company and the vendors.
  
 
2.21
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
  
An entity (investee) in which the investor has obtained less than a majority-owned interest, according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). A variable interest entity (VIE) is subject to consolidation if A VIE is an entity meeting one of the following three criteria as elaborated in ASC Topic 810-10, Consolidation.
  
 
(a)
equity-at-risk is not sufficient to support the entity's activities
 
(b)
As a group, the equity-at-risk holders cannot control the entity; or
 
(c)
The economics do not coincide with the voting interest

If a firm is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the holdings must be disclosed on the balance sheet. The primary beneficiary is defined as the person or company with the majority of variable interests A corporation formed, owned, and operated by two or more businesses (ventures) as a separate and discrete business or project (venture) for their mutual benefit is defined as a joint venture

 
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2.22
INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC Topic 740 "Accounting for Income Taxes".  Under ASC Topic 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

The provision for income tax is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit.  In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred income taxes are calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled.  Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

ASC Topic 740 also prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance related to, among other things, classification, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and disclosure requirements. Any interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits will be recorded in tax expense.

 
2.23
POLITICAL AND BUSINESS RISK

The Company's operations are carried out in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC's economy. The Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

 
2.24
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

Cash includes cash at bank and demand deposits in accounts maintained with banks within the People’s Republic of China. Total cash in these banks on March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 amounted to $134,841 and $3,525,224, respectively of which no deposits are covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts.

Accounts receivable are derived from revenue earned from customers located primarily in the People’s Republic of China. The Company perform ongoing credit evaluations of customers and have not experienced any material losses to date.

 
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2.24
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK (CONTINUED)

The Company had 5 major customers whose revenue individually represented the following percentages of the Company’s total revenue:

   
Three months
   
Three months
 
   
ended
   
ended
 
   
March 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Customer A
    38.99 %     -  
Customer B
    17.05 %     -  
Customer C
    14.04 %     -  
Customer D
    10.97 %     -  
Customer E
    9.87 %     -  
Customer F
    -       39.04 %
Customer G
    -       35.73 %
Customer H
    -       17.90 %
Customer I
    -       7.33 %
      90.92 %     100.00 %

The company had 5 major customers whose accounts receivable balance individually represented of the Company’s total accounts receivable as follows:

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Customer A
    32.01 %     28.37 %
Customer B
    18.13 %     16.85 %
Customer C
    13.27 %     12.55 %
Customer D
    7.36 %     -  
Customer E
    6.54 %     14.00 %
Customer F
    -       7.49 %
      77.31 %     79.26 %

 
2.25
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, long-lived assets to be held and used are analyzed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The Company reviews the carrying amount of its long-lived assets, including intangibles, for impairment, each reporting period. An asset is considered impaired when estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is considered not recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its fair value. Fair value is generally determined based on discounted future cash flow. As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company determined no impairment charges were necessary.

 
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2.26
EARNINGS PER SHARE

As prescribed in ASC Topic 260 “Earnings per Share”, Basic Earnings per Share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year.  Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year plus potential dilutive instruments such as stock options and warrants.  The effect of stock options on diluted EPS is determined through the application of the treasury stock method, whereby proceeds received by the Company based on assumed exercises are hypothetically used to repurchase the Company’s common stock at the average market price during the period.

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.19 and $(0.06), respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.18 and $(0.06), respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.02 and $(0.09), respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.01 and $(0.09), respectively.

 
2.27
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

ASC Topic 220 “Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income and its components in financial statements. Comprehensive income is defined as the change in stockholders’ equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The comprehensive income for all periods presented includes both the reported net income and net change in cumulative translation adjustments.

 
2.28
RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS

PRC state managed retirement benefit programs are defined contribution plans and the payments to the plans are charged as expenses when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contribution.

 
2.29
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company adopts both ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation” and ASC Topic 505-50,“Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” using the fair value method. Under ASC Topic 718 and ASC Topic 505-50, stock compensation expenses is measured at the grant date on the value of the option or restricted stock and is recognized as expenses, less expected forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.
 
 
2.30
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels.  The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.  The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:-

 
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2.30
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

 
Level 1
Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

 
Level 2
Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.

 
Level 3
Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data.

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.

The Company does not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or a non-recurring basis, consequently, the Company did not have any fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities measured at fair value at March 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010, nor gains or losses are reported in the statements of income and comprehensive income that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2011 or March  31, 2010.

 
2.31
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Company does not expect any recent accounting pronouncements to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-01 Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash. The amendments in this Update clarify that the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in EPS prospectively and is not a stock dividend for purposes of applying Topics 505 and 260 (Equity and Earnings Per Share). The amendments in this update are effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December.

In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 regarding accounting and reporting for decreases in ownership of a subsidiary. Under this guidance, an entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, and entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction. This ASU clarifies the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions, and expands the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or de-recognition of a group of assets. This ASU is effective for beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 31, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 – Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary – a Scope Clarification. The amendments in this Update affect accounting and reporting by an entity that experiences a decrease in ownership in a subsidiary that is a business or nonprofit activity. The amendments also affect accounting and reporting by an entity that exchanges a group of assets that constitutes a business or nonprofit activity for an equity interest in another entity. The amendments in this update are effective beginning in the period that an entity adopts SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – An Amendment of ARB No. 51.” If an entity has previously adopted SFAS No. 160 as of the date the amendments in this update are included in the Accounting Standards Codification, the amendments in this update are effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively to the first period that an entity adopted SFAS No. 160. The Company adopted this standard and has determined the standard does not have material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 
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2.31
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (CONTINUED)

In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 – Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosure as follows: 1) Transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2. A reporting entity should disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. 2) Activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. In the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (that is, on a gross basis rather than as one net number). This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that clarify existing disclosures as follows: 1) Level of disaggregation. A reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities. A class is often a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in the statement of financial position. A reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities. 2) Disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. A reporting entity should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. Those disclosures are required for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3.The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU, however, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-09, “Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements,” or ASU 2010-09. ASU 2010-09 primarily rescinds the requirement that, for listed companies, financial statements clearly disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. Subsequent events must still be evaluated through the date of financial statement issuance; however, the disclosure requirement has been removed to avoid conflicts with other SEC guidelines. ASU 2010-09 was effective immediately upon issuance and was adopted in February 2010.

In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-13,"Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Effect of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades," or ASU 2010-13. ASU 2010-13 provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in currency of a market in which a substantial porting of the entity's equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-17 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2010-17, "Revenue Recognition-Milestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition" or ASU 2010-17. This Update provides guidance on the recognition of revenue under the milestone method, which allows a vendor to adopt an accounting policy to recognize all of the arrangement consideration that is contingent on the achievement of a substantive milestone (milestone consideration) in the period the milestone is achieved.
  
The pronouncement is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-17 does not have any significant impacts on the consolidated financial statements.

 
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2.31
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (CONTINUED)

In July 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-20, “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses.” This update amends codification topic 310 on receivables to improve the disclosures that an entity provides about the credit quality of its financing receivables and the related allowance for credit losses. As a result of these amendments, an entity is required to disaggregate by portfolio segment or class certain existing disclosures and provide certain new disclosures about its financing receivables and related allowance for credit losses. This guidance is being phased in, with the new disclosure requirements for period end balances effective as of December 31, 2010, and the new disclosure requirements for activity during the reporting period are effective March 31, 2011. The troubled debt restructuring disclosures in this ASU have been delayed by ASU 2011-01 “Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20,” which was issued in January 2011.

In December 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-28 which amend “Intangibles- Goodwill and Other” (Topic 350). The ASU modifies Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting entities, they are required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. An entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that impairment may exist. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance in Topic 350, which requires that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances changes that would more likely than not reduce the faire value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. ASU 2010-28 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU; however, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-29 which address diversity in practice about the interpretation of the pro forma revenue and earnings disclosure requirements for business combinations (Topic 805). This ASU specifies that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. This ASU also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures under Topic 805 to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. ASU 2010-29 is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU and expected the adoption of this ASU will have an impact on its future business combinations.

 
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3.
SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organization structure as well as business segments and major customers in financial statements. The Company operates in three principal reportable segments: Fishery Development Division, and HU Plantation Division and Organic Fertilizer and Bread Grass Division and discontinued Dairy Production Division since January 1, 2011.

   
Three months ended March 31, 2011
 
       
   
Continuing operations
   
Discontinued
operations
       
   
Fishery
Development
Division
   
HU
Plantation
Division
   
Organic
Fertilizer
and Bread
Grass
Division
   
Corporate and
others
   
Dairy
Production
Division
   
Total
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
                                     
Revenue
    1,559,745       -       1,561,786       -       -       3,121,531  
                                                 
Net income (loss)
    920,798       (19,799 )     355,681       (345,767 )     10,203,951       11,114,864  
                                                 
Total assets
    19,634,875       22,246,476       5,403,607       63,952,922       -       111,237,880  

   
For the three months ended March 31, 2010
 
       
   
Continuing operations
   
Discontinued
operations
       
   
Fishery
Development
Division
   
HU
Plantation
Division
   
Organic
Fertilizer
and Bread
Grass
Division
   
Corporate and
others
   
Dairy
Production
Division
   
Total
 
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
 
                                     
Revenue
    300,000       -       -       -       4,111,322       4,411,322  
                                                 
Net income (loss)
    286,496       (31,942 )     -       (5,026,350 )     1,604,669       (3,167,127 )
                                                 
Total assets
    14,097,403       10,814,097       -       20,565,911       40,943,667       86,421,078  
 
 
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4.
INCOME TAXES

United States of America

SIAF was incorporated in the United States of America. SIAF has no trading operations in United States of America and no US corporate tax has been provided in the financial statements of SIAF.

China

Beginning January 1, 2008, the new Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) law replaced the existing laws for Domestic Enterprises (“DEs”) and Foreign Invested Enterprises (“FIEs”). The new standard EIT rate of 25% replaced the 33% rate currently applicable to both DEs and FIEs. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the new EIT will have on its financial condition. Beginning January 1, 2008, China unified the corporate income tax rule on foreign invested enterprises and domestic enterprises. The unified corporate income tax rate is 25%.

Under new tax legislation of China beginning January 2008, the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors are exempted from enterprise income taxes.
  
No EIT has been provided in the financial statements of CA, ZX, JHST and SJAP since they are exempted from EIT for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 as they are within the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors and ZX had been derecognized as a subsidiary since January 1, 2011.
  
Belize and Malaysia

CA, CS and CH are international business companies incorporated in Belize, and are exempted from corporation tax of Belize.

All sales invoices of CA were issued by its representative office in Malaysia and its trading and service activities are conducted in China. As the Malaysia tax law imposed on a territorial basis and not on a worldwide basis, CA’s income is not subject to Malaysia corporation tax.

No Belize and Malaysia corporation tax have been provided in the financial statements of CA for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

Hong Kong

No Hong Kong profits tax has been provided in the financial statements of PMH and TRW, since they did not earn any assessable profits for the for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and PHM was dissolved on January 28, 2011.

Macau

No Macau Corporation tax has been provided in the financial statements of HYT, APWAM and MEIJI since they did not earn any assessable profits for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and HYT had been derecognized as a subsidiary since January 1, 2011.

 
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6.
NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
  
On February 15, 2011 and on March 29, 2011, the Company entered  the agreement and memorandum of understanding, respectively to sell 100% equity interest in HYT group (including HYT and ZX) to Mr. Xin Ming Sun, director of ZhongXingNong Nu Co., Ltd for $45,000,000 and the effective date is January 1, 2011. HYT group contributed revenue and net income of Dairy Production Division. As the Dairy Production Division represented a separate business segment, the disposal group has been treated as a discontinued operation in this quarterly financial report. The post-tax result of the Dairy Production Division has been disclosed as a discontinued operation in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
  
     
Three months ended
   
Three months ended
 
 
Note
 
March 31, 2011
   
March 31, 2010
 
     
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
       $      $  
Revenue
      -       4,111,322  
                   
Cost of goods sold
      -       1,824,741  
                   
Gross profit
      -       2,286,581  
                   
General and administrative expenses
      -       (111,241 )
Net income from operations
      -       2,175,340  
                   
Interest expense
      -       (118,072 )
Net income  before income taxes
      -       2,057,268  
                   
Net income from disposal of  subsidiaries
(a)
    19,941,880       -  
Net income  before income taxes
      19,941,880       2,057,268  
Provision for income taxes
      -       -  
Net income from discontinued operations
      19,941,880       2,057,268  
Less: Net income attributable to the non - controlling interest
      (9,737,929 )     (452,599 )
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries
      10,203,951       1,604,669  
 
 
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6.
NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

 
(a)
Net gain on sale of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX

           
Three months ended
 
 
Note
       
March 31, 2011
 
               
     
$
   
$
 
Consideration received and receivable
(b)
          45,000,000  
Net assets of HYT and ZX group as of December 31, 2010 disposed of
(c)
    47,985,152          
Less: Non controlling interest  of ZX as of December 31, 2010
      (9,737,929 )        
                38,247,223  
                6,752,777  
                   
Cumulative exchange gain in respect of net assets of subsidiares reclassified from other comprehensive income to net gain on sale  of subsidiaries
              3,451,174  
Net gain on sale of  subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
              10,203,951  

Sale proceeds of HYT and ZX were not subject to business tax of PRC and income tax of PRC and Macau.

 
(b)
Consideration received

   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31, 2011
 
   
$
 
Consideration received in cash and cash equivalents
    704,388  
Deferred sales proceeds
    44,295,612  
Total consideration proceeds
    45,000,000  
 
 
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6.
NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

 
(c)
Analysis of consolidated assets and liabilities of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX as of December 31, 2010

   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
 
ASSETS
     
Current assets
     
Cash and cash equivalents
    3,137,885  
Inventories
    7,495,794  
Deposits and prepaid expenses
    8,874,285  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
    6,044,666  
Other receivables
    2,069,514  
Total current assets
    27,622,144  
Property and equipment
       
         
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
    14,612,953  
Goodwill
    11,275,060  
Land use rights, net of accumulated amortization
    9,441,158  
Total property and equipment
    35,329,171  
         
Total assets
    62,951,315  
         
Less:  LIABILITIES
       
         
Current liabilities
       
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    22,409  
Other payables
    11,167,319  
Total current liabilities
    11,189,728  
         
Other liabilities
       
Long term debt
    3,776,435  
         
Total liabilities
    14,966,163  
Net assets of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX as of December 31,  2010 disposed of
    47,985,152  
 
 
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6.
NET INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

 
(d)
Net cash outflow on sale of  subsidiaries, HYT and ZX

   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31, 2011
 
       
Consideration received in cash and cash equivalents
    704,388  
Less: cash and cash equivalents balance disposed of
    (3,137,885 )
Net cash outflow on disposal of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
    (2,433,497 )

 
(e)
Detailed cash flow from discontinued operations

     
Three months ended
   
Three months ended
 
 
Note
 
March 31, 2011
   
March 31, 2010
 
     
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
     
$
   
$
 
               
Cash flows from operating activities
             
Net income for the period
      10,203,951       2,057,265  
                   
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operations:
                 
Depreciation
      -       388,896  
Amortization
      -       390,662  
Net gain of sale of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
      (10,203,951 )     -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                 
Increase in inventories
      -       (86,180 )
Increase in deposits and prepaid expenses
      -       (2,571,852 )
Increase  in  other payables
      -       123,320  
Decrease in accounts  receivable
      -       129,985  
Decrease in other receivables
      -       1,434,678  
Net cash provided by operating activities
      -       1,866,774  
Cash flows from investing activities
                 
Net cash outflow on sale of  subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
6(d)
    (2,433,497 )     -  
Payment for acquisition of land use rights
      -       (1,157,278 )
Payment for construction in progress
      -       (244,806 )
Net cash used in investing activities
      (2,433,497 )     (1,402,084 )
Cash flows from financing activities
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
      -       -  
                   
Effects on exchange rate changes on cash
      -       (30,742 )
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
      (2,433,497 )     433,948  
                   
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
      3,137,885       2,037,949  
                   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
      704,388       2,471,897  
                   
Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:
                 
Cash paid for interest
      -       118,073  
Cash paid for income taxes
      -       -  
Non - cash transactions
                 
Disposal proceeds receivable of sale of subsidiaries, HYT and ZX
      44,295,612       -  
 
 
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7.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2011
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Cash and bank balances
    482,916       3,890,026  

8.
INVENTORIES

As of March  31, 2011,   inventories are as follows:

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Bread grass
    3,083       54,096  
Beef cattle
    172,323       3,338,237  
Organic fertilizer
    51,546       56,593  
Raw materials for bread grass and organic fertilizer
    279,267       141,839  
Raw materials for HU plantation
    -       64,353  
Immature seeds
    809,372       801,596  
Harvested HU plantation
    201,167       199,234  
Unharvested HU plantation
    282,282       29,079  
Forage for milk cows and consumable
    -       4,228,100  
      1,799,040       8,913,127  

9.
DEPOSITS AND PREPAID EXPENSES

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Deposits for
           
acquisition of land use rights
    4,453,665       4,453,665  
inventory purchases
    374,027       648,303  
lease agreements
    519,296       2,129  
materials used for construction in progress
    -       251,329  
Prepayments for purchases of milk cows, dairy farm  and  containers -
    8,874,285          
      5,346,988       14,229,711  
 
 
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10.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

The company has performed an analysis on all of its accounts receivable and determined that all amounts are collectible by the company. As such, all trade receivables are reflected as a current asset and no allowance for bad debt has been recorded as of March 31. 2011 and December 31, 2010. Bad debts written off for the years ended March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are $0.

Aging analysis of accounts receivable is as follows:

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
0 - 30 days
    3,285,872       5,083,928  
31 - 90 days
    1,588,589       175,843  
91 - 120 days
    377,720       1,093,642  
over 120 days and less than 1 year
    3,169,008       6,450,358  
over 1 year
    8,459,044       8,459,044  
      16,880,233       21,262,815  
Less: amounts reclassified as long term accounts receivable
    (8,459,044 )     (8,459,044 )
      8,421,189       12,803,771  

11.
OTHER RECEIVABLES

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Due from employees
    78,797       374,622  
Disposal proceeds receivable
    44,295,612       -  
Due from third parties
    3,488,926       2,636,966  
Due from HYT
    10,434,519       -  
Temporary payments for potential investment
    956,092       956,092  
      59,253,946       3,967,680  
  
 Due from related parties, employees and third parties are unsecured, interest free and without fixed term of repayment.  Due from employees are the amounts advanced for handling business transactions on behalf of the Company, and are reconciled once the business transactions have been completed. The Company derecognized HYT group (including HYT and ZX) as subsidiaries since January 1, 2011.  Due from HYT is unsettled balance which is unsecured, interest free and will be repayable within one year.
  
Disposal proceeds receivable is  due to Mr. Xi Ming Sun, director of ZhongXingNong Nu Co., Ltd
 
(i)
of which $3,796,215 shall be settled by way of equal installment of $759,243 each on April 30, June 30, August 31, October31 and December 31 of 2011; and
 
(ii)
the remaining $40,499,397 shall be settled by way of cash contribution toward of land use rights payable as stated in the agreement.
 
 
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12.
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

   
March 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Milk cows
    -       7,659,263  
Plant and machinery
    1,700,779       11,604,975  
Structure and leasehold improvements
    27,211       110,801  
Mature seeds
    503,663       498,824  
Furniture and equipment
    706,225       263,981  
Motor vehicles
    47,568       47,568  
      2,985,446       20,185,412  
                 
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (456,297 )     (3,029,630 )
Net booking value
    2,529,149       17,155,782  

Depreciation expense was $40,353 and $670,887 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
  
13.
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Construction in progress
           
  - Oven room for production of dried flowers
    794,656       479,559  
  - Organic fertilizer and bread grass production plant
    1,824,118       1,751,916  
      2,618,774       2,231,475  

14.
LAND USE RIGHTS
  
Private ownership of land is not permitted in the PRC.  Instead, the Company has leased three lots of land. The cost of the first lot of land use rights acquired in 2007 was $6,194,505 which consisted of 1,985.06 acres in the Hebei Province and the leases expire in 2036, 2051, 2067 and 2077. The costs of the second lot of land use rights acquired in 2007 in the Guangdong Province, PRC was $6,408,289 and consists of 174.94 acres and the lease expires in 2067. The cost of the third lot of land use rights acquired in 2008 in the Guangdong Province, PRC was $764,128 which consists 33.68 acres and the lease expires in 2068. The cost of the fourth lot of land use rights acquired in 2010 in the Hebei Province, PRC was $3,223,411 which consists 825.00 acres and the lease expires in 2066. The first lot of land use rights of original cost of $6,194,505 and the fourth lot of land use rights of original cost of $3,223,411 were disposed upon disposal of a subsidiary of ZX. The cost of the fifth lot of land use rights acquired in 2011 was $7,042,831 which consisted of 57.58 acres in the Guangdong Province, PRC and the leases expire in 2037.
  
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Cost
    14,967,663       18,776,139  
Less: Accumulated amortization
    (564,606 )     (1,946,729 )
Net book value
    14,403,057       16,829,410  
 
 
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14.
LAND USE RIGHTS (CONTINUED)

Land use rights are amortized on the straight line basis over their respective lease periods. The lease period of agriculture land is 30 to 60 years.
  
Amortization of land use rights was $100,745 and $1,012,123 for the years ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, respectively.
  
15.
PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES

By an agreement dated November 12, 2008, TRW acquired an enzyme technology master license, registered under a China patent, for the manufacturing of livestock feed and bio-organic fertilizer and its related labels for $8,000,000.

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Proprietary technologies
    8,000,000       8,000,000  
Less: Accumulated amortisation
    (801,164 )     (712,117 )
Net carrying amount
    7,198,836       7,287,883  

Amortization of proprietary technologies was $89,047 and $89,047 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. No impairment of proprietary technologies has identified during the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2010.
  
16.
GOODWILL

Goodwill represents the fair value of the assets acquired the acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired.  It is stated at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Management tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or when impairment indicators arise. In these instances, the Company recognizes an impairment loss when it is probable that the estimated cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets. To date, no such impairment losses have been recorded.

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Goodwill from acquisition
    724,940       38,444,099  
Less: Accumulated impairment losses
    -       (26,444,099 )
Net carrying amount
    724,940       12,000,000  

17.
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

On Septembter  28, 2009,  APWAM acquired the PMH’s 45% equity interest in the Sino - Foreign joint venture company, Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co. Limited (“SJAP”), which was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China. As of December 31, 2010, the Company has invested $1,168,829 into this joint venture. SJAP has not commenced its business of the manufacturing of organic fertilizer, livestock feed, and beef cattle and plantation of crops and pastures.  On December 31, 2010, the Company evaluated VIE testing results and concluded that the Company is the primary beneficiary of SJAP’s expected losses or residual returns and SJAP qualifies as a VIE of the Company. As result, the company had consolidated SJAP as a VIE of the Company, and the investment of $1,168,829 was eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
  
 
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16.
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY (CONTINUED)

Continuous assessment of its VIE relationship with SJAP

The Company may also have a controlling financial interest in an entity through an arrangement that does not involve voting interests, such as a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The Company evaluates entities deemed to be VIEs using a risk and rewards model to determine whether to consolidate.  A VIE is an entity (1) that has total equity at risk that is not sufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other entities, (2) where the group of equity holders does not have the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, or the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses or the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, or (3) where the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or both, and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.

The Company also quantitatively and qualitatively examined if SJAP is considered a VIE. Qualitative analyses considered the extent to which the nature of its variable interest exposed the Company to losses. For quantitative analyses, the Company also used internal cash flow models to determine if SJAP was a VIE and, if so, whether the Company was the primary beneficiary. The projection of these cash flows and probabilities thereof requires significant management judgment because of the inherent limitations that relate to the use of historical data for the projection of future events.
 
On March 31, 2011, the Company evaluated  the above VIE testing results and concluded that the Company is  the primary beneficiary of SJAP ’s expected losses or residual returns and SJAP  qualifies as a VIE of the Company.

The reasons for the changes are as follows:

 
l
Originally, the board of directors of Sanjiang A Power (SJAP) consisted of 7 members; 3 appointees from Qinghai Sanjiang( one of stockholder), 1 from Garwor (one of stockholder), and 3 from  the Company such that the Company did not have majority interest represented in the board of directors of SJAP.
 
 
l
On May 7, 2010, Qinghai Sanjiang sold and transferred its equity interest in SJAP to  Garwor. The aforesaid sale and transfer was approved by the State Administration for Industry And Commerce of Xining City Government of the People’s Republic of China.
  
Consequently Garwor and the Company agreed that the new board of directors of SJAP would consist of 3 members; 1 appointee from Garwor and 2 appointees from the Company, such that the Company now had a majority interest in the board of directors of SJAP. Also, and in accordance with the Company’s Sino Joint Venture Agreement, the financial officer of SJAP was appointed by SIAF’s management.
 
As result, the financial statements of SJAP were included in the consolidated financial statements of the company.

17.
LICENSE RIGHTS
 
Pursuant to an agreement dated August 1, 2006 between Infinity Environmental Group Limited (“Infinity”) and the Company, the Company was granted an A Power Technology License with a condition that the Company was required to pay the license fee covering 500 units of APM as performance payment to Infinity on or before July 31, 2008.  This license allows the Company to develop, service, manage and supply A Power Technology Farms in the PRC using the A Power Technology, but subject to a condition that the Company is required to pay a license fee to Infinity once the Company has sold the license to its customer.  Under the said license, the Company has the right to authorize developers and/or joint venture partners to develop A Power Technology Farms in the PRC. Infinity is a company incorporated in Australia.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

18.
OTHER PAYABLES

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
$
   
$
 
            -  
Due to third parties
    195,193       1,077,738  
Due to related parties
    6,339,493       223,884  
Due to employees and others
    57,901       110,668  
      6,592,587       1,412,290  

Due to third parties, related parties, employees and others are unsecured, interest free and have no fixed terms of repayment.

19.
BILLINGS IN EXCESS OF COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS

The Company had long term contract of fish development service contract of duration ranging 6 months to 18 months.

   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2011
 
   
$
   
$
 
             
Billings
    1,648,000       -  
Less:  Costs
    (477,250 )     -  
           Estimated earnings
    (739,983 )     -  
Billing in excess of cost and estimated earnings on uncompleted contract
    430,767       -  

20.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY.

On March 23, 2010, the Company authorized 100 shares of Series A preferred stock at $0.001 par value.  As of the same date, 100 shares of Series A preferred stock were issued at $1 per share for cash in the amount of $100.

On various dates through January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010, (i) 9,680,145 shares of common stock  were issued for $10,445,084 at fair value ranging from $0.48 to $1.27 to settle debts due to third parties; (ii) 4,770,855 shares of common stock  were issued for $3,915,436 at fair value ranging from $0.50 to $1.27 to settle debts due to proprietary technologies payable  (iii) 5,190,002 shares of common stock  were voluntarily cancelled by shareholders.
 
On  March 22, 2010, the Company authorized 10,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock at $0.001 at par value. Series B convertible  preferred stock is redeemable, the stockholders are not entitled to receive any dividend and voting rights but are entitled to rank senior over common stockholders on liquidation, and can convert to common stock on a one for one basis at any time. On June 26, 2010, 7,000,000 shares of common stock were cancelled and the Company issued 7,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock of $1 per share. The company has authorized 10,000,000 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock with 7,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

20.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)

Series A preferred stock stockholders
 
(i)
are not entitled to receive any dividend;

 
(ii)
vote together with the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as a single class and, regardless of the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding and as long as at least one of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall represent eighty percent (80%) of all votes entitled to be voted at any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation or action by written consent of shareholders.  Each outstanding share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall represent its proportionate share of the 80% which is allocated to the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
 
 
 
(iii)
are entitled to rank senior over common stockholders , other class or Series B convertible preferred stockholders on liquidation. The company has authorized 100 shares of Series A preferred stock with 100 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

On May 4, 2010, the Company issued employees a total of 497,059 shares of common stock valued at fair value of $1.00 per share for $497,059 as stock based compensation. On October 30, 2010, the Company issued employees a total of 22,500 shares of common stock valued at fair value of $1.50 per share for $33,750  as stock based compensation. The Company recognized $530,809 of stock based compensation as this was value services rendered to the Company.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company issued 1,321,000 shares of common stock for $1,989,000 at values ranging from $1.40 to $1.46 per share to settle debts due to third parties.

21.
BANK BORROWINGS

There are no provisions in the group’s bank borrowings that would accelerate repayment of debt as a result of a change in credit ratings or a material adverse change in the group’s business.

Name of bank
 
Interest rate
 
Term
Security
 
Amount
 
             
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
$
   
$
 
                       
Agricultural Development Bank of China
    6.75 %
4/29/2007-4/28/2012
Corporate guarantee by
third party
    -       3,776,435  

22.
OBLIGATION UNDER OPERATING LEASES
 
The Company leases (i) 2,178 square feet of agriculture space used for offices, currently with a monthly rent of $479 in Enping City, Guangdong Province, PRC, and the  lease expires on March 31, 2014 and  (ii)2,300  square feet of office space in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, PRC, currently with a monthly rent of $4,238 and the  lease expires on October  15, 2012.

Lease expense was $14,150 and $14,360 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The future minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2011, are as follows:

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

22.
OBLIGATION UNDER OPERATING LEASES (CONTINUED)

   
March 31, 2011
 
   
$
 
       
Year ended December 31,2011
    42,273  
Year ended December 31,2012
    56,364  
Year ended December 31,2013
    5,160  
Year ended December 31,2014
    5,160  
Thereafter
    -  
      108,957  

23.
CONTINGENCIES

As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company did not have any pending claims, charges, or litigation that it expects would have a material adverse effect on its consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of incomes and comprehensive income or cash flows.

24.
GAIN (LOSS) ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBTS

The Company entered several agreements with third parties to settle debts by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. Any deficit (excess) of the fair value of the shares over the carrying cost of the debt has been reported as a gain (loss) on the extinguishment of debts $92,926 and $(4,565,180) has been (charged) to operation during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

25.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In addition to the transactions and balances as disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, during the year, the Company had the following significant related party transactions:-

Name of related party
 
Nature of transactions
     
Mr. Solomon Yip Kun Lee, Chairman
 
Included in due to directors, due to Mr. Solomon Yip Kun Lee is $788,422 and $926,196 as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
     
Mr. Xi Ming Sun, director of ZhongXingNong Nu Co., Ltd
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company disposed 100% equity interest in HYT group (including HYT and ZX) for $45,000,000.
     
   
Included in other receivables, due to Mr. Xi Ming Sun is $44,295,612 and $0 as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment. Of which $3,796,215 shall be settled by way of equal installment of $759,243 each on April 30, June 30, August 31, October31 and December 31 of 2011 and the remaining $40,499,397 shall be settled by way of cash contribution toward of land use rights payable as stated in the agreement.
     
   
Included in other payables, due to Mr. Xi Ming Sun is $nil and $213,223 as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
     
Mr. Yi Lin Zhao, director of Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co., Ltd
 
Included in other payables, due to Mr. Yi Lin Zhao is $nil and $19,661 as of March  31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
     
Mr. Rui Xiong He , director of Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd, subsidiary of the Company
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, Mr. Rui Xiong He sold his land use rights to the Company for $7,042,831.
     
   
Included in other payables, due to Mr. Rui Xiong He is $6,339,493  and $ 0 as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The amount is land use rights payable, unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.
     
Enping Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co. Ltd (under application), investee
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company entered into a prawn farm contract with Enping Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co. Ltd (under application) with a contract value of $1,648,000 and recognized income of $739,983 .
     
   
Billings in excess costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contract, due to Enping Bi Tao A Power Prawn Culture Development Co. Ltd (under application) is $430,767 and $0 as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed term of repayment.

25.
SUBSEQUENT EVENT

A Sino Foreign Joint Venture Company, Linli A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd is established, of which 51% and 24% equity interest  are owned by SJAP and SIAF, respectively, and the name is  still pending on the approval of the PRC authorities.

On  April 5, 2011, the company acquired land use rights for two lots of land in the Guangdong Province and Hunan Province , PRC of  64.99 acres and the leases expire in 2030 and  2054 in the PRC for $5,032,426.

 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

You should read the following discussion together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those we currently anticipate as a result of many factors.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the information in this section contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate" and "continue," or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they:

 
discuss our future expectations;
 
contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial condition; and
 
state other "forward-looking" information.

We believe it is important to communicate our expectations. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or over which we have no control. Our actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth under "Risk Factors," "Business" and elsewhere in this Report. See "Risk Factors."

Unless stated otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” or “Sino Agro” in this Report collectively refers to the Company, Sino Agro Food, Inc.

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes, and other financial information included in this Form 10.

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains not only statements that are historical facts, but also statements that are forward-looking (within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 is not available to us as a non-reporting issuer. Further, Section 27A(b)(2)(D) of the Securities Act and Section 21E(b)(2)(D) of the Securities Exchange Act expressly state that the safe harbor for forward looking statements does not apply to statements made in connection with an initial public offering.

Forward-looking statements are, by their very nature, uncertain and risky. These risks and uncertainties include international, national, and local general economic and market conditions; our ability to sustain, manage, or forecast growth; our ability to successfully make and integrate acquisitions; new product development and introduction; existing government regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulating statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports as we attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations and prospects.

Overview

We are an integrated developer, producer and distributor of organic produce and agricultural / aquacultural products of high quality standard, with our subsidiaries operating in China.

Currently we are generating revenues from four divisional businesses, namely:

 
·
The Dairy business, through a combination of Hang Yu Tai Investment Limited and ZhongXingNongMu Co. Ltd. [Sold in February 2011]

 
·
The Plantation business, through a combination of Macau Eiji Company Limited and Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd.

 
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·
The Fishery business, through a combination of Capital Award Inc. and SIAF.

 
·
The Beef business , through a combination of Jiang Men City Heng Sheng Tai Agriculture Development Co. Ltd. and Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd.

The Company Structure
(Pending on relevant approvals)
Appendix ATT2
* On February 11 and 28, 2011, the Company through CA entered into an agreement to form (BT A Power Prawn) of which the Company will own 25% equity interest and applied to the Business Department of the PRC for the registration of the name (BT A Power Prawn) respectively, and approval of which is pending as such we are anticipating due approval will be granted on or before August 31, 2011.

** On April 5th, 2011, application of the company name of (LL A Power) was submitted for registration and approval of which is anticipated on or before September 30, 2011.

*** Approval of the Sino Joint Venture and the name of BT A Power Fishery is still pending and expecting approval to be granted on or before July 31, 2011.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
 
Revenues

Revenues decreased by $1,289,791 or 29.24% to $3,121,531 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $4,411,322 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to the missing of the revenue generated from the diary and the other sectors’ revenue has not been able to match the dairy yet.
 
The following chart illustrates the changes by category from the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2010.
 
Category
 
2011
   
2010
   
Difference
 
 
                 
Fishery
  $ 1,559,745     $ 300,000     $ 1,259,745  
 
                       
Dairy
    -       4,111,322       (4,111,322 )
 
                       
Plantation
    -       -       -  
 
                       
Beef
    1,561,786       -       1,561,786  
 
                       
Totals
  $ 3,121,531     $ 4,411,322     $ (1,289,791 )

 
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Cost of Goods Sold
 
Cost of goods sold decreased by $634,126 or 34.75% to $1,190,615 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $1,824,741 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase was primarily due to the cost of goods of the dairy was not there.

The following chart illustrates the changes by category from the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2010.
 
Category
 
2011
   
2010
   
Difference
 
 
                 
Fishery
  $ 619,931     $ -     $ 619,931  
 
                       
Dairy
    -       1,824,741       (1,824,741 )
 
                       
Plantation
    -       -       -  
 
                       
Beef
    570,684       -       570,684  
 
                       
Totals
  $ 1,190,615     $ 1,824,741     $ (634,126 )

Gross Profit
 
Consolidated gross profit decreased by $655,665 or 25.35% to $1,930,916 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $2,586,581 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to the dairy’s gross profit was not there.

The following chart illustrates the changes by category from the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2010.
 
The gross profit by category is as follows:
  
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
       
                   
Category
 
2011
   
2010
   
Difference
 
                   
Fishery
    939,814       300,000       639,814  
                         
Dairy
    -       2,286,581       (2,286,581 )
                         
Plantation
    -       -          
                         
Beef
    991,102       -       991,102  
                         
Total
    1,930,916       2,586,581       (655,665 )

 
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Depreciation and Amortization
 
Depreciation and amortization decreased by $1,541,912 or 87.01% to $230,145 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $1,772,057 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease of depreciation of $630,534 for three months ended March 31, 2011 from depreciation of $670,887 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, and the decrease of amortization of $911,378 for three months ended March 31, 2011 from amortization of $1,101,170 for the three months ended March 31, 2010

General and Administrative Expenses and Interest Expenses
 
General and administrative expenses and interest expenses (including depreciation and amortization) increased by $176,055 or 34.04% to $ 693,318 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 from $517,263 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase was primarily due to increase on the overall general and administration expenses amounting to $690,146 during three months ended March 31, 2011 from $514,336 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and the decrease in depreciation & amortization charges of $14,851 for three months ended March 31, 2011 from $104,338 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
 
Category
 
2011
   
2010
   
Difference
 
                   
Office and corporate expenses
  $ 256,994     $ 199,189     $ 57,805  
                         
Wages and Salaries
  $ 247,906     $ 196,251     $ 51,655  
                         
Traveling and related lodging
  $ 24,379     $ 2,598     $ 21,781  
                         
Motor vehicles expenses and local transportation
  $ 6,545     $ 4,241     $ 2,304  
                         
Entertainments and meals
  $ 22,929     $ 1,410     $ 21,519  
                         
Others and miscellaneous
  $ 41,906     $ 6,309     $ 35,597  
                         
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 89,487     $ 104,338     $ (14, 851 )
                         
Sub-total
  $ 690,146     $ 514,336     $ 175,810  
                         
Interest expenses
  $ 3,172     $ 2,927     $ 245  
                         
Total
  $ 693,318     $ 517,263     $ 176,055  
 
In this respect, total depreciation and amortization amounted to $230,145 for the three months ended March 31, 2011, out of which amount, $89,487 was booked under General and administration expenses and $140,658 was booked under cost of goods sold; whereas total depreciation and amortization was at $1,772,057 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and out of which amount, $104,338 was booked under General and Administration expenses and $1,667,719 was booked under cost of goods sold.
 
 
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Gain /(Loss) on extinguishment of debts
  
The Company entered several agreements with third parties to settle debts by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the share were issued. Any deficit (excess) of the fair value of the shares over the carrying cost of the debt has been reported as a gain (loss) on the extinguishment of debts of $0.09 million and $(4) million has been credited (charged) to operations , respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and that gain (loss) has no effects on cash flows, total assets and total liabilities.
  
Net income of discontinued operations
 
On February 15, 2011 and on March 29, 2011, the Company entered the agreement and memorandum of understanding, respectively to sell 100% equity interest in HYT group (including HYT and ZX) to Mr. Xin Ming Sun, a director of ZhongXingNong Nu Co., Ltd for $45million and the effective date of sale of subsidiaries is January 1, 2011. HYT group contributed revenue and net income of Dairy Production Division. Prior to sale of HYT group, the Dairy Production Division represented a separate business segment, the disposal group has been treated as a discontinued operation in this quarterly financial report. Net gain of sale of the Dairy Production Division of $10 million has been recorded as net income from discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This compares with net income from c discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries of $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
  
Income Taxes

There was no income tax payable in three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2011, there is a long term loan debt guaranteed by a third party as shown in the notes to the financial bank loan in the audited financial statements.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS THAT AFFECT CASH/LIQUIDITY:

Seasonal Factors Affecting our Operations

In China, winter season is from mid-November to mid-March. The Chinese lunar year holiday falls during this period in February each year. During the Chinese lunar holiday, Chinese workers take a 30-day holiday (although the Government’s official holiday period is for 10 days). The months of March and April are the times for ground preparation and seedling for the new season.

These seasonal factors have certain influences on our overall operations explained as follows:

The Plantation - The HU flowers’ harvesting season is from July to the end of October. During this time, the bulk of our freshly harvested flowers are dried and stored. Although the dried flowers are sold year round, the bulk of sales are from November to June each year. In general, we sell the dried flowers at their highest prices from April through June. During 2009, we did not have enough dried flowers to store and sell throughout the entire year and our harvest was sold by the end of March. However, our 2010 harvest was at 31.5 million pieces which is twice the volume of our 2009 harvest of 16.5 million pieces in 2009. This harvest of 31.5 million is still insufficient flowers to be processed into dried flowers to be stored and sold through to June 2011 to even out our annual sales through the year of 2011.

The Fishery – during 2010 we completed the construction of our first APM Fish Farm in China. We were unable to complete the construction sooner due to the following reasons:

 
(1)
Building costs and imported costs of plants and equipment were at their highest in China during 2008 and the early months of 2009.

 
(2)
It was not until after the first six months of 2009 that we finalized our investigations and tests to enable the manufacture of parts and components for our fishery plants and equipment. By waiting, we were able to experience substantial cost savings while obtaining durable quality standard components as compared to the imports.

 
(3)
It was not until recently that we were able to develop a management system that will provide enough security in our farm operation to protect our technology from being pirated.

 
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As at March 31, 2011, we had no other significant transactions that may affect our cash / Liquidity other than the seasonal variation effects mentioned earlier and the effects stated herein: “The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents kept with financial institutions in People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of those institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or the Company is unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit on that institution.”

Taxes
 
There was no income tax payable in both of the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2011.
 
Under new tax legislation of China beginning January 2008, the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors are exempted from enterprise income taxes.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of March 31, 2011, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $482,916 (see notes to the consolidated financial statements), and our working capital as of March 31, 2011 was at $66,544,578.
 
As of March 31, 2011, our total long term debts are as follows:

Contractual
Obligations
 
Less than
1 year
   
1-3 years
   
3-5
years
   
More
than 5
years
   
Total
 
                               
Long Term Bank Debts
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations totaled $3,645,860 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This compares with cash used in operating activities from continuing operations totaled $727,250 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in cash flows from operations primarily resulted from net cash provided by net income for the year after adjustments of non- cash items.

Cash used in investing activities from continuing operations totaled ($1,098,135) for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This compares with cash used in investing activities from continuing operations totaled ($460,742) for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in cash used in investing activities primarily resulted from the purchase of property and equipment of $6,449, acquisition land use rights of $704,388, and payment for construction in progress of $387,298 , from ($460,742) for three months ended March 31, 2010.

Cash used in financing activities from continuing operations totaled $3,905 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This compares with cash used in financing activities from continuing operations totaled $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
  
Cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations totaled $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This compares with cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations totaled $1,866,774 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decrease in cash flows from operations primarily resulted from there is no cash generated from the discontinued operations of Dairy Production Division since January 1, 2011.
  
Cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations totaled $(2,433,497) for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This compares with cash used in investing activities totaled ($1,402,084) for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in cash used in investing activities primarily resulted from cash of $3,137,885 owned by. Dairy Production Division being disposed since January1, 2011

Cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations totaled $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This compares with cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations totaled $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

 
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Bank Loan
 
As of March 31, 2011, there is a long term loan debt guaranteed by a third party as shown in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Related Parties Transactions

In addition to the transactions and balances as disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements, during the quarter, the Company had the significant related party transaction as detailed in the notes of account above.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS THAT AFFECT CASH/LIQUIDITY:
 
As of March 31, 2011, we had no other significant transactions that may affect our cash / Liquidity other than the seasonal variation effects mentioned earlier and the effects stated herein: “The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents kept with financial institutions in People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of those institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or the Company is unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit on that institution.”
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). 

Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this interim report should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
   
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of SIAF, its subsidiaries CA, CS, CH, TRW, MEIJI, HJST, ZX, PMH. HYT and APWAM and its variable interest entity SJAP. All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. HYT and ZX were derecognized as subsidiaries since 1 January 2011 and PMH was dissolved on January 28, 2011.

SIAF, CA, CS, CH, TRW, MEIJI, JHST, APWAM and SJAP are hereafter referred to as (“the Company”).
  
BUSINESS COMBINATION

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncements relating to business combination (primarily contained in ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations”), including assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies. These pronouncements established principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquisition as well as provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. In addition, these pronouncements eliminate the distinction between contractual and non-contractual contingencies, including the initial recognition and measurement criteria and require an acquirer to develop a systematic and rational basis for subsequently measuring and accounting for acquired contingencies depending on their nature. Our adoption of these pronouncements will have an impact on the manner in which we account for any future acquisitions.

NON - CONTROLLING INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company adopted the accounting pronouncement on non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance is primarily contained in ASC Topic “Consolidation”. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated financial statements. The adoption of this standard has not had material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 
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USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods covered thereby. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Judgments and estimates of uncertainties are required in applying the Company’s accounting policies in certain areas. The following are some of the areas requiring significant judgments and estimates: determinations of the useful lives of assets, estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts, cash flow and valuation assumptions in performing asset impairment tests of long-lived assets, estimates of the realizability of deferred tax assets and inventory reserves.

REVENUE RECOGNITION
 
The Company’s revenue recognition policies are in compliance with ASC Topic 605. Sales revenue is recognized when all of the following have occurred: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) the ability to collect is reasonably assured. These criteria are generally satisfied at the time of shipment when risk of loss and title passes to the customer. License fee income is recognized on the accrual basis in accordance with the underlying agreements.

Revenues from the Company's fishery development services contract are performed under fixed-price contracts. Revenues under long-term contracts are accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 605, Revenue Recognition ("ASC 605"). Under the percentage-of-completion method, the Company estimates profit as the difference between total estimated revenue and total estimated cost of a contract and recognizes that profit over the contract term. The percent of cost incurred determines the amount of revenue to be recognized. Payment terms are generally defined by the installation contract and as a result may not match the timing of the costs incurred by the Company and the related recognition of revenue. Such differences are recorded as either costs or estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts or billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts. The Company determines a customer’s credit worthiness at the time an order is accepted. Sudden and unexpected changes in a customer’s financial condition could put recoverability at risk.

The percentage of completion method requires the ability to estimate several factors, including the ability of the customer to meet its obligations under the contract, including the payment of amounts when due. If we determine that collectability is not assured, we will defer revenue recognition and use methods of accounting for the contract such as completed contract method until such time we determine that collectability is reasonably assured or through the completion of the project.

For fixed-price contracts, the Company uses the ratio of cost incurred to date on the contract (excluding uninstalled direct materials) to management's estimate of the contract's total cost, to determine the percentage of completion on each contract. This method is used as management considers expended costs to be the best available measure of progression of these contracts. Contract cost includes all direct material, subcontract and labor costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as supplies, tool repairs and depreciation. The Company accounts for maintenance and repair services under the guidance of ASC 605 as the services provided relate to construction work. Contract costs incurred to date and expected total contract costs are continuously monitored during the term of the contract. Changes in job performance, job conditions, job conditions, and estimated profitability arising from contract penalty, change orders and final contract settlements may result in revisions to the estimated profitability during the contract. These changes, which include contracts with estimated costs in excess of estimated revenues, are recognized in contract costs in the period in which the revisions are determined.  Profit incentives are included in revenues when their realization is reasonably assured. At the point the Company anticipates a loss on a contract, the Company estimates the ultimate loss through completion and recognizes that loss in the period in which the possible loss was identified.

REVENUE RECOGNITION
 
The Company will not provide warranties to customers on a basis customary to the industry; however, the customers can claim warranty directly from product manufacturers. Historically, the Company has no warranty claims history in the past.
  
The Company recognizes revenue when the fishery development contract services are rendered, structure is delivered and title has passed. Sales revenue represents the invoiced value of fishery development contract services, net of business tax. All of the Company’s fishery development consultancy services revenue  that are earned  in the PRC are subject to a Chinese business tax at a rate of 0% of the gross fishery development con tract  service income approved by the Chinese local government.
  
 
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COST OF GOODS SOLD

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of direct purchase cost of merchandise goods, and related levies.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollars. The functional currency of the Company is the Chinese Renminbi (RMB).
 
For those entities whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollars, all assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date; shareholders’ equity is translated at historical rates and items in the statements of income and of cash flows are translated at the average rate for the period. Because cash flows are translated based on the average translation rate, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported in the statements of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances in the balance sheets. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the statements of shareholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statements of income and  comprehensive income as incurred.
  
Accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity amounted to $1,234,698 as of March 31, 2011 and $3,804,116 as of December 31, 2010. The balance sheet amounts with the exception of equity at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were translated at RMB 6.57 to $1.00 and RMB6.62 to $1.00, respectively. The average translation rates applied to the statements of income and comprehensive income and of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010 were RMB6.59to $1.00 and RMB6.81 to $1.00, respectively.
  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents kept with financial institutions in People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) are not insured or otherwise protected. Should any of those institutions holding the Company’s cash become insolvent, or the Company is unable to withdraw funds for any reason, the Company could lose the cash on deposit on that institution.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. Reserves are recorded primarily on a specific identification basis.
 
The standard credit period of the Company’s most of client is three months. The collection period over 1 year is classified as long term accounts receivable. Management evaluates the collectability of the receivables at least quarterly. Provision for doubtful accounts as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are $0.

INVENTORIES

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) and net realizable value.

Costs incurred in bringing each product to its location and conditions are accounted for as follows:
-   raw materials – purchase cost on a weighted average basis;
 
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manufactured finished goods and work-in-progress – cost of direct materials and labor and a proportion of manufacturing overhead based on normal operation capacity but excluding  borrowing costs; and
-   retail and wholesale merchandise finished goods – purchase cost on a weighted average basis.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Such costs include the cost of replacing parts that are eligible for capitalization when the cost of replacing the parts is incurred. Similarly, when each major inspection is performed, its cost is recognized in the carrying amount of the property and equipment as a replacement only if it is eligible for capitalization. The assets’ residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each financial year-end.

 
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Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Milk cows
10 years
Plant and machinery
5 - 10 years
Structure and leasehold improvements
10 - 20 years
Mature seeds
20 years
Furniture and equipment
2.5 - 10 years
Motor vehicles
5 -10  years

An item of property and equipment is removed from the accounts upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on disposal of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the item) is included in the consolidated statements of income in the period the item is disposed.

GOODWILL

Goodwill is an asset representing the fair economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis at the end of the company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. The Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment at the level of each reporting unit. The Company directly acquired MEIJI which is engaged in Hu Plantation. As a result of this acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill in the amount of $724,940. This goodwill represents the fair value of the assets acquired in these acquisitions over the cost of the assets acquired.

PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIES

The Company has determined that technological feasibility is established at the time a working model of products is completed. A master license of stock feed manufacturing technology was acquired and the costs of acquisition are capitalized as proprietary technologies when technological feasibility has been established. Proprietary technologies are intangible assets of finite lives.  Proprietary technologies are amortized using the straight line method over their estimated lives of 25 years. Management evaluates the recoverability of proprietary technologies on an annual basis of the end of the company’s fiscal year, or when impairment indicators arise. As required by ASC Topic 350 “Intangible – Goodwill and Other”, the Company uses a fair-value-based approach to test for impairment.

CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction as well as acquisition and design fees incurred.  Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to property and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. No depreciation is provided until construction is completed and the asset is ready for its intended use.
 
LAND USE RIGHTS
 
Land use rights represent acquisition of land use right rights of agriculture land from farmers and are amortized on the straight line basis over their respective lease periods. The lease period of agriculture land is in the range from 30 years to 60 years. Land use rights purchase prices were determined in accordance with the 2007 PRC Government’s minimum lease payments of agriculture land and mutually agreed between the company and the vendors.

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
 
An entity (investee) in which the investor has obtained less than a majority-owned interest, according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). A variable interest entity (VIE) is subject to consolidation if A VIE is an entity meeting one of the following three criteria as elaborated in ASC Topic 810-10, Consolidation.
 
(d)
equity-at-risk is not sufficient to support the entity's activities
(e)
As a group, the equity-at-risk holders cannot control the entity; or
(f)
The economics do not coincide with the voting interest

 
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If a firm is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the holdings must be disclosed on the balance sheet. The primary beneficiary is defined as the person or company with the majority of variable interests A corporation formed, owned, and operated by two or more businesses (ventures) as a separate and discrete business or project (venture) for their mutual benefit is defined as a joint venture

INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC Topic 740 "Accounting for Income Taxes".  Under ASC Topic 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

The provision for income tax is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items, which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit.  In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred income taxes are calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled.  Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it related to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
ASC Topic 740 also prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance related to, among other things, classification, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, and disclosure requirements. Any interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits will be recorded in tax expense.

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, long-lived assets to be held and used are analyzed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The Company reviews the carrying amount of its long-lived assets, including intangibles, for impairment, each reporting period. An asset is considered impaired when estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset. In the event the carrying amount of such asset is considered not recoverable, the asset is adjusted to its fair value. Fair value is generally determined based on discounted future cash flow. As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company determined no impairment charges were necessary.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

As prescribed in ASC Topic 260 “Earnings per Share”, Basic Earnings per Share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year.  Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock shares outstanding during the year plus potential dilutive instruments such as stock options and warrants.  The effect of stock options on diluted EPS is determined through the application of the treasury stock method, whereby proceeds received by the Company based on assumed exercises are hypothetically used to repurchase the Company’s common stock at the average market price during the period. 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.20 and $(0.06), respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.18 and $(0.06), respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.02 and $(0.09), respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Sino Agro Food, Inc. and subsidiaries common stockholders amount to $0.01 and $(0.09), respectively.

 
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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

ASC Topic 220 “Comprehensive Income” establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income and its components in financial statements. Comprehensive income is defined as the change in stockholders’ equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The comprehensive income for all periods presented includes both the reported net income and net change in cumulative translation adjustments.

RETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS

PRC state managed retirement benefit programs are defined contribution plans and the payments to the plans are charged as expenses when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contribution.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company adopts both ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation” and ASC Topic 505-50,“Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” using the fair value method. Under ASC Topic 718 and ASC Topic 505-50, stock compensation expenses is measured at the grant date on the value of the option or restricted stock and is recognized as expenses, less expected forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.
 
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
  
The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels.  The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.  The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:
  
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

 
Level 1
Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
 
 
Level 2
Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.
 
 
Level 3
Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data.

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.

The Company does not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or a non-recurring basis, consequently, the Company did not have any fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities measured at fair value at March 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010, nor gains or losses are reported in the statements of income and comprehensive income that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2011 or March  31, 2010.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Company does not expect any recent accounting pronouncements to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-01 Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash. The amendments in this Update clarify that the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in EPS prospectively and is not a stock dividend for purposes of applying Topics 505 and 260 (Equity and Earnings Per Share). The amendments in this update are effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December.

 
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In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 regarding accounting and reporting for decreases in ownership of a subsidiary. Under this guidance, an entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, and entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction. This ASU clarifies the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions, and expands the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or de-recognition of a group of assets. This ASU is effective for beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 31, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-02 – Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary – a Scope Clarification. The amendments in this Update affect accounting and reporting by an entity that experiences a decrease in ownership in a subsidiary that is a business or nonprofit activity. The amendments also affect accounting and reporting by an entity that exchanges a group of assets that constitutes a business or nonprofit activity for an equity interest in another entity. The amendments in this update are effective beginning in the period that an entity adopts SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – An Amendment of ARB No. 51.” If an entity has previously adopted SFAS No. 160 as of the date the amendments in this update are included in the Accounting Standards Codification, the amendments in this update are effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively to the first period that an entity adopted SFAS No. 160. The Company adopted this standard and has determined the standard does not have material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06 – Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosure as follows: 1) Transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2. A reporting entity should disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. 2) Activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. In the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (that is, on a gross basis rather than as one net number). This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that clarify existing disclosures as follows: 1) Level of disaggregation. A reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities. A class is often a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in the statement of financial position. A reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities. 2) Disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. A reporting entity should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. Those disclosures are required for fair value measurements that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3.The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU, however, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-09, “Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements,” or ASU 2010-09. ASU 2010-09 primarily rescinds the requirement that, for listed companies, financial statements clearly disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. Subsequent events must still be evaluated through the date of financial statement issuance; however, the disclosure requirement has been removed to avoid conflicts with other SEC guidelines. ASU 2010-09 was effective immediately upon issuance and was adopted in February 2010.

In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-13,"Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Effect of Denominating the Exercise Price of a Share-Based Payment Award in the Currency of the Market in Which the Underlying Equity Security Trades," or ASU 2010-13. ASU 2010-13 provides amendments to Topic 718 to clarify that an employee share-based payment award with an exercise price denominated in currency of a market in which a substantial porting of the entity's equity securities trades should not be considered to contain a condition that is not a market, performance, or service condition. Therefore, an entity would not classify such an award as a liability if it otherwise qualifies as equity. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-17 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
  
 
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update 2010-17, "Revenue Recognition-Milestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition" or ASU 2010-17. This Update provides guidance on the recognition of revenue under the milestone method, which allows a vendor to adopt an accounting policy to recognize all of the arrangement consideration that is contingent on the achievement of a substantive milestone (milestone consideration) in the period the milestone is achieved. The pronouncement is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-17 does not have any significant impacts on the consolidated financial statements.
   
In July 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-20, “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses.” This update amends codification topic 310 on receivables to improve the disclosures that an entity provides about the credit quality of its financing receivables and the related allowance for credit losses. As a result of these amendments, an entity is required to disaggregate by portfolio segment or class certain existing disclosures and provide certain new disclosures about its financing receivables and related allowance for credit losses. This guidance is being phased in, with the new disclosure requirements for period end balances effective as of December 31, 2010, and the new disclosure requirements for activity during the reporting period are effective March 31, 2011. The troubled debt restructuring disclosures in this ASU have been delayed by ASU 2011-01 “Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20,” which was issued in January 2011.

 
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In December 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-28 which amend “Intangibles- Goodwill and Other” (Topic 350). The ASU modifies Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting entities, they are required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. An entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that impairment may exist. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance in Topic 350, which requires that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances changes that would more likely than not reduce the faire value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. ASU 2010-28 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU; however, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-29 which address diversity in practice about the interpretation of the pro forma revenue and earnings disclosure requirements for business combinations (Topic 805). This ASU specifies that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. This ASU also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures under Topic 805 to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. ASU 2010-29 is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU and expected the adoption of this ASU will have an impact on its future business combinations.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

N/A.

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We conducted an evaluation (the “Evaluation”), under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Acting Chief Financial Officer (“Acting CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on this Evaluation, our CEO and Acting CFO concluded that our Disclosure Controls were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
 
Changes in Internal Controls
 
We have also evaluated our internal controls for financial reporting, and there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of fiscal three months ended March 31, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting
 
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
 
Our management, including our CEO and Acting CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls and internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management or board override of the control.

 
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The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Company is currently not a party to any pending legal proceedings and no such action by or to the best of its knowledge, against the Company has been threatened.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

N/A.

Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The Company entered into several agreements with third parties to settle debts by issuance of the Company’s common stock. The shares issued by the Company were valued at the trading price of the stock on the date the shares were issued. Any excess of the fair value of the shares over the carrying cost of the debt has been reported as a gain (loss) on the extinguishment of debts has been charged to operation during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

N/A.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

N/A.
 
 
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Item 5. Other Information.
 
Subsequent Events:
 
1
On 29th March 2011, a M.O.U. was executed between SIAF and Mr. Sun Ximin to effect the cancellation of the sales and purchase of ZX signed earlier between HangYuTai (HYT) and Mr. Sun Ximin and to effect the sales and purchase of shares of HYT between Mr. Sun Ximin and SIAF in following principal terms and conditions:
a
The Parties hereto hereby agree that the said Company and Mr. SUN shall as soon as practicable execute a Cancellation Agreement in respect of the sale and purchase of the said Shares under the S & P Agreement.
b
All payments that have been paid by Mr. SUN under the S & P Agreement to the said Company shall be transferred towards the account of such monies to be paid by Mr. SUN to SIAF under the Fresh Agreement.
c
The Parties hereto shall as soon as practicable execute the Fresh Agreement upon upon the the same terms and conditions as contained in the S & P Agreement except for the following :
c.1
SIAF shall sell and Mr. SUN shall purchase the entire equity of the said Company (hereinafter called “the Sale Shares”).
c.2
The purchase consideration for the Sale Shares shall be a sum of US$45 million (hereinafter called “the Purchase Consideration”), to reflect the actual value of ZhongXing as follows:

description
 
Audited financial
   
Financial used in original contract
 
   
US$
   
US$
 
Total Assets
    62,950,744,.15       45,193,143.92  
Total Liabilities
    5,853,647.74       4,699,252.69  
Net Assets
    57,097,096.41       40,493,891.22  
Consideration of the S&P (Round Figure)
    45,000,000.00       31,000,000.00  
Exchange rate US$ =
 
RMB6.5564
   
RMB6.62
 

d
Mr. SUN shall pay/settle the Purchase Consideration as follows :-
d.1
A sum of RMB5,011,000.00 (equivalent to US$759,242.50) only  as required to  be paid  by Mr. SUN to SIAF by way of deposit and part payment towards the Purchase Consideration, shall be deemed paid by way of a transfer of the deposit so paid by Mr. SUN under the S & P Agreement as stipulated in Clause 2 hereof.
d.2
The balance of the Purchase Consideration amounting to 287,489,000 (equivalent to US$44,240,757.50) only (hereinafter called "the Balance Purchase Consideration”) shall be paid by Mr. SUN in the manner set forth hereunder:-
d.3
A sum of RMB25,055,000.00 (equivalent to US$3,796,212.50) (hereinafter called “the Further Payment”) in cash shall be paid by Mr. SUN to SIAF by way of 5 equal instalments of RMB5,011,000.00 (equivalent to US$759,242.50) each, on or before the following dates :-
 
(1)
April 30, 2011 ;
 
(2)
June 30, 2011 ;
 
(3)
August 31, 2011 ;
 
(4)
October 31, 2011; and
 
(5)
December 31, 2011.
d.5
The remainder of the Balance Purchase Consideration in the amount of RMB 262,434,000 (equivalent to US$40,374,461.50) (hereinafter referred to as “the Final Payment”) settled by Mr. SUN by way of cash contribution towards part or full payment of the Land Price as defined in the S & P Agreement

 
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d.6
The management financial results of the said Company as at 31.12.2010 after correction are detailed as follows:

Description
 
US$
 
Total Assets
    80,911,901.27  
Total liabilities
    80,911,901.27  
Net Assets
 
Nil
 

These changes have been incorporated in the calculation of this quarter of 2011 accordingly

2
Effectively an assignment to assign the right to purchase the land use right to Macau Meji Limited (another fully own subsidiary of SIAF) for land situated at Liangxi Town, Yane Xiaoban Village of 257 acres executed between HYT and Feng Chi Quan on Feb. 22, 2011 will be executed on or before May 13th, 2011 after our lawyers have reviewed the final terms of the said assignment.
The agreementfor the purchase of the Land Use Right between HYT and FengChi Quan dated February 22, 2011 was terminated due to the sales of HYT & ZX, such that, a new agreement dated April 5, 2011 for the said purchase of land use right was executed between Macau MEIJI Company Ltd. (another fully owned subsidiary of the Company) and Feng Chi Quan replacing the said HYT and Feng Chi Quan agreement. Other terms & conditions remained unchange including the purchase consideration of RMB31,602,000 (equivalent to US$4,819,305.)
A Copy of the agreement is attached hereof marked LA1.

3
On April 5th, 2011a land lease contract was executed between OuChi Village committee and Hunan, Linli A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd. (a newly formed SFJVC, 51% owned subsidairy of SJAP of Xiing City,and a 24% owned affiliate of SIAF which name is still pending on the approval of the PRC authorities) with following details:

Address:
OuChi Village, FengHuo Xiang, Linli County, Hunan Province
Number of acres:
23.73 acres
Date of grant:
Pending on approval by the authority,
 
(expecting on or before 31st December 2011)
Duration of land use right:
43 years
Lease consideration:
RMB1,397,516. (equivalent to US$213,122).

After the leasing contract becomes effective, the related Land Use Right will need to be applied with the PRC Land Authorities (expecting on or before August 31, 2011).
 
4
On April 05, 2011 development work on the new cattle farm was started and as at May 10, 2011 corresponding work in progresses are reported as follows:
The main entry road to the farm's property has been completed.
A Substation to provide electricity to the farm was built and installed and in operation.
All land and has been plough and turned ready for seedling.
Internal fences to sub-divide the farm into small blocks have been carried out.
Office and staff quarters are being constructed.

5
On April 5th, 2011, the appilication to form a new Sino Foreign Joint Venture Company under the following equity structure of: (Qinghai SanJiang A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd. (51%), SIAF (24%) and DongGuan Shenghua Agricultural Products Trading Company (25%))and subjects to official approval the name of company will be called "Linli A Power Agriculture Company Ltd."
It is estimated that the related approvals will be granted on or before September 30, 2011.

6
It is due to all the expansions adapting by the Company, it is anticipating that upon the official approval granted to the formation of the mentioned SJVCs, the Company's corporate structure will be changed as shown in attachment marked ATT2 attached hereof.

 
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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
31.1
 
Certification by Lee Yip Kun Solomon, the Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Sino Agro Food, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1
 
Certification by Lee Yip Kun Solomon, the Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Sino Agro Food, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
SINO AGRO FOOD, INC.
 
 
 
May 20, 2011
By:
/s/ LEE YIP KUN SOLOMON
 
 
 
 
 
Lee Yip Kun Solomon
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer
Principal Financial Officer
Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
 May 20, 2011
By:
/s/ LEE YIP KUN SOLOMON
 
 
 
 
 
Lee Yip Kun Solomon
Chief Executive Officer, Director
(Principal Executive Officer
Principal Financial Officer
Principal Accounting Officer)

 May 20, 2011
By:
/s/ TAN POAY TEIK
 
 
Tan Poay Teik
Chief Officer, Marketing

 May 20, 2011
By:
/s/ CHEN BOR HANN
   
Chen Bor Hann
Corporate Secretary

 
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