| 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 | James | Mbaziira | Makerere University | Uganda | Agropastoral innovations | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dastagiri | MB | ICAR-NAARM | India | Global Trade | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Jafar | Massah | University of Tehran | Iran | Robotic | Excellence in Innovation |
| Mr | Érico | Masiero | Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar | Brazil | seasonal harvesting periods in sugarcane plantations on the development of UHI magnitudes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Frank | Masese | Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya | Kenya | Water resources management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Blessing | Masamha | Human Sciences Research Council | South Africa | Food security and sustainable agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SAID | MARZOUK | sokoine university of agriculture | Tanzania | Soil management and climate protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Toshisuke | Maruyama | Ishikawa prefectual University | Japan | Irrigation and Drainage | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Lucila | Martino | Research Center in Physics and Engineering of the Center of the Buenos Aires Province | Argentina | Diagnosis of pesticide residues in food | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cristina | Martínez Villaluenga | ICTAN-CSIC | Spain | Alimentos funcionales | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Guillermo | Martinez Pastur | CONICET Argentina | Argentina | Manejo silvopastoril | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Dr | Gustavo | Martínez | CONICET | Argentina | Postcosecha. Conservacion de alimentos | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michael | Martin | California Department of Fish and Wildlife | United States | Southeast Asia Marine Pollution | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | Giovanna | Marrazza | Università di Firenze | Italy | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Marco Antonio | Márquez-Vera | Polytechnic University of Pachuca | Mexico | Greenhouses control and automation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lakshmikanth | Mariyanna | College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sceinces, Raichur | India | Biochemical analaysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fontana | Mario | Agroscope | Switzerland | Plant-Production Systems/Field-Crop Systems and Plant Nutrition | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Prieto-Peinado | María | Universidad de Sevilla | Spain | Ancestral landscapes of the Guarani community | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Rob | Marchant | University of York | United Kingdom | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |