| Prof Dr | 苒 | 王 | 安徽医科大学第一附属医院 | China | 医疗卫生 | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pedro | Brito | IPMA, I.P. | Portugal | Poluição Ambiental | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Blessing | Masamha | Human Sciences Research Council | South Africa | Food security and sustainable agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Matija | Petkovic | Arup | Serbia | Endemic subterranean fauna | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cristina | Martínez Villaluenga | ICTAN-CSIC | Spain | Alimentos funcionales | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abayneh | Esayas Atengo | JAGOLA DEVELOPMENT | Ethiopia | Soil Genesis and Classification | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Othmane | Merah | Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III | France | productions durables | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Elisabeth | Huber-Sannwald | Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C. | Mexico | Desarrollo sostenible en zonas áridas vía investigación participativa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ansel | Klein | University of California - Berkeley | United States | Farmer knowledge of soil | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hewa | Mohammed | University of Suleiman I, college of agricultural engineering sciences, food science and quality control | Iraq | Food Preservation, post harvest technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Raj | Chaudhary | Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) | Nepal | Agricultural Economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | ANUSHA | INDIKA | University of Ruhuna | Sri Lanka | Agriculture Information system | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Phillip | Park | Kyungnam University | South Korea | Political Economy/marketisation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | MD ANOWAR | HOSSAIN | University of Rajshahi | Bangladesh | Plant Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jorge | Aguilar Avila | Universidad Autónoma Chapingo | Mexico | Análisis de procesos de innovación en cadenas alimentarias | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jake | Gonzalez | Texas Tech University | United States | Soil property comparative analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cristina | Bilbao Sainz | US Department of Agriculture | United States | Isochoric Freezing Preservation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | ilyas | lahlouh | Mohamed V University of Rabat | Morocco | Poultry house, Egg Incubator | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SAID | MARZOUK | sokoine university of agriculture | Tanzania | Soil management and climate protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Suha | Elsoragaby | University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan | Sudan | Energy inputs in crop production | Best Researcher Award |