| Dr | Janet | Sturgeon | Simon Fraser University | United States | ethnic minority land access and land use | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mfouapon | Alassa | University of Maroua | Cameroon | Democracy, natural resources and agricultural aid effectiveness | Top 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 |
| Dr | Dolores | del Castillo | CSIC | Spain | Alimentos sostenibles y salud | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bey Fen | Leo | University of Malaya | Malaysia | Biosensor development for food safety | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Ming | Sun | Stony Brook University | United States | Fisheries management | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Ashika | Naicker | Durban Unversity of Technology | South Africa | Public Health Nutrition and the food environment | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Mara | Grohs | Instituto Rio Grandense do Arroz | Brazil | crop diversification in lowlands | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | PO YUK | SO | NKUST | Taiwan | Analysis of the positioning factors affecting the sustainable fishing gear-Set net | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hammadi | Hamza | Institut des régions arides | Tunisia | Agriculture oasiennes | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Binbin | Nian | Nanjing tech university | China | computational-aided enzyme design, enzyme immobilization | Young Scientist 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 |
| Dr | Oluka Pross | Nagitta | Uganda Management Institute | Uganda | Food | Women 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 |
| Dr | Ghan Shyam | Abrol | Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi INDIA | India | Waste management | Best Researcher Award |