| Assoc Prof Dr | Henk | Udo | Wageningen University&Research | Netherlands | sustainable intensification of smallholder livestock systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Akeem | Raji | Kwara State University, Nigeria | Nigeria | Food Processing Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Birhane Gebrehiwot | Tesfamariam | Dilla University, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Lecturer and Researcher of Remote sensing, GIS, Geomatics and natural resources management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | bouali | Guesmi | CREDA | Spain | Research Impact Assessment | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Shemei | Zhang | Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China | China | Agricultural Economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mara | Grohs | Instituto Rio Grandense do Arroz | Brazil | crop diversification in lowlands | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Lise | Korsten | The University of Pretoria | South Africa | Food Security and Nutrition | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | PO YUK | SO | NKUST | Taiwan | Analysis of the positioning factors affecting the sustainable fishing gear-Set net | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tünay | KARAN | Yozgat Bozok University | Turkey | Food biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Hichem | Ben Salem | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie | Tunisia | Nutrition des petits ruminants | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Samuel | Kwizerimana | FIGA | Burundi | agribusiness | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Randel | Esnard | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development | Saint Lucia | Agribusiness marketing/Collective action/Agribusiness Organizations | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sai Kiran | Burla | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | India | Gas Hydrates | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | SANDEEP | DESHMUKH | Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (An Agricultural University), Dapoli | India | Climate Resilient Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jeninah | Karungi | Makerere University | Uganda | Agroecology and ecosystem services | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Naglaa | Salem | National Research Centre | Egypt | Material sceince and technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | KOME | GEORGES KOGGE | Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang | Cameroon | Soil Fertility Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Surabhi | Mittal | Nutrition International | India | climate change and gender | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohammed | Mustafa | Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science | Hungary | Crops productions | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ghan Shyam | Abrol | Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi INDIA | India | Waste management | Best Researcher Award |