| Dr | Michiel | Daam | Universidade Federal de Alfenas | Brazil | Environmental risk assessment of pesticides in tropical areas | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Susannah | Sallu | School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds | United Kingdom | Climate Smart Agriculture intervention and innovation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Bashar | Al-Gburi | University of Kufa | Iraq | Weeds and Herbicides | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mahmood-ur-Rahman | Ansari | GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan | Pakistan | Plant and Environment | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | TAYE MINICHIL | MESHESHA | Tottori University | Japan | Land use and soil erosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Md. Tanvir | Hossain | Khulna University | Bangladesh | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Marta | Ezquerro | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Stephen | Kasere | University of Witwatersrand | Zimbabwe | Environment and Sustainable Land Use Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mahbubul | Syeed | Independent University, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wenceslao | Medina | Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno | Peru | Andean crops | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Talal | Darwish | National Center for Remote Sensing-National Council for Scientific Research | Lebanon | Management of nutrient and water input in agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dwiyitno | Dwiyitno | National Research and Innovation Agency | Indonesia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Santiago | Ochoa-Moreno | Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja | Ecuador | Diversificación | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Melaku | Berhe | Mekelle University | Ethiopia | Sustainable livestock feed and marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Dina | Yaseen | Education | Iraq | Water and wastewater management | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Kishor | N | Indian Agricultural Research Institute | India | Water Science and Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Thi Thanh Thuy | Nguyen | Nong Lam University - Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lydia | Wairegi | currently not affiliated to an institution | Kenya | systems agronomy | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ernest | Mbega | The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha | Tanzania | Crop Science/Crop Protection/Plant Pathology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mekuanent | Tebkew | University of Gondar | Ethiopia | Management strategies and floristic diversity in agroforestry practices of northwestern Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award |