| Prof | zubaida | Yousaf | Lahore College for Women University | Pakistan | Shelflife enhancement of Fruits | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yéfoungnigui Souleymane | YEO | African Center of Excellence in Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (CEA-CCBAD) | Côte d'Ivoire | biocontrol/pathogens/west Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mst. Sarmina | Yeasmin | Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | Bangladesh | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Dina | Yaseen | Education | Iraq | Water and wastewater management | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Achalu | Yarimo | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Sustainable agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jingang | Yao | Shandong University of Technology | China | Fuel Processing Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Shadrach | Yankey | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and | Ghana | Dairy Science | Young Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xiaolin | Yang | China Agricultural University | China | water management for cropping system | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hanaa Abbas | Yamani | university of Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Neelam | Yadav | Centre of Food Tech , University of Allahabad | India | Food Science , Chemistry and Nutrition | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Shivam | Yadav | Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology | India | Precision Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Remote Sensing of Environment, UAV in Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Shubh Pravat Singh | Yadav | G. P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Centre | Nepal | Plant Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wu | Xiong | Nanjing Agricultural University | China | Soil protists-microbiome interaction and plant health | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jiaxun | Xin | Minzu University of China | China | Landscape effect on crop yield | Best Scholar Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Haiyong | Xia | Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China | China | Intercropping and crop biofortification | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xu | Wu | School of Civil Engineering, North Minzu University | China | Climate Change and Water Resources | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abayineh Amare | Woldeamanuel | Jimma University | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Roderick | Williams | University of the West of Scotland | United Kingdom | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Eric | Wetende | Nairobi City County Government | Kenya | Climate Risk Management and Food Security | Best Extension Activity Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xudong | Wen | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Homology of medicine and food | Best Researcher Award |