| Mr | GUDURO | WARE | jimma university | Ethiopia | Rural Development | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Deying | Wang | Bangor University | United Kingdom | Soil science | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yingli | Wang | Cardiff University | United Kingdom | food security and food poverty | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yan | Wang | Zhejiang A & F University | China | Analysis of food safety and quality by advanced mass spectrometry techniques | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shengqiang | Wang | Guangxi University | China | Soil ecological restoration and reconstruction | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jianfeng | Wang | gansu agricultural university | China | Green Horticulture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Senahara | Wake | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Statistics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lydia | Wairegi | currently not affiliated to an institution | Kenya | systems agronomy | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Alexander | Vyboishchik | South Urals State University | Russia | Materials Science in agriculture | Best Faculty Award |
| Dr | Sang | Vu | Vietnam National University, Ha Noi | Vietnam | Aquaculture Genetics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Andreas | von Tiedemann | Universität Göttingen | Germany | Nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Pawan Kumar | Verma | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculutral Sciences and Technology of Jammu | India | Pharmacology & Toxicology | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | JAY PRAKASH | VERMA | BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY | India | Environmental Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Asma | Verdian | Research Institute of Food Science and Technology | Iran | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof | Berna | van Wendel de Joode | Universidad Nacional | Costa Rica | Human Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Aleksandar | Valjarevic | University of Belgrade, Faculty of Geography | Serbia | GIS; Remote Sensing , Alternative water; Agriculture , Land, Climate change | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Khalid | Usman | Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | Pakistan | Conservation Agronomy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Siddh Nath | Upadhyay | RGIPT Amethi Uttarpadesh India | India | Agricultultural Waste Valorization | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rehmat | Ullah | Ayub Agriculture Research Institute, Faisalabad | Pakistan | Soil, Water and Fertilizer quality | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Henk | Udo | Wageningen University&Research | Netherlands | sustainable intensification of smallholder livestock systems | Best Researcher Award |