| Dr | Michel | Brienzo | Unesp | Brazil | Aproveitamento de biomassa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lovely | Mahawar | Umea University | Sweden | Plant-microbe interaction | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Taofik | Babatunde | Umaru Musa Yaradua University | Nigeria | Fish biology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bosco | Bwambale | Uganda Martyrs University | Uganda | Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Induced Disaster Risk Reduction among Agrarian Communities | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Oluka Pross | Nagitta | Uganda Management Institute | Uganda | Food | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | DIOGO | SILVA | UFSCar | Brazil | Data and information for sustainability on Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Leonardo | S. Andrade | UFCAT | Brazil | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Flávio | Binotti | UEMS/CEDESU/CEISCO | Brazil | Potencialidades Biotecnológicas de Microalgas na Sustentabilidade da Agricultura | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Bruna | Farias de Santana | UEFS/ Pós-graduação em Botânica | Brazil | Botânica/Etnobotânica | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Dilmar | Baretta | UDESC - Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina | Brazil | Biologia do Solo | SustainableAg Leadership Award |
| Mr | TAYE MINICHIL | MESHESHA | Tottori University | Japan | Land use and soil erosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kagan tolga | Cinisli | Topraq Agricultural Technology’s | Turkey | In silico, computational analyses in agriculture | TechAg Visionary Innovator Excellence Award |
| Mr | Muhammed | TAŞOVA | Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University | Turkey | Drying process | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Didier | Milindi Rugema | To be communicated later after settling to Rwanda | Rwanda | Land administration and management | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Sakthipriya | D | Thiagarajar College of Engineering | India | Suggestion for farmers | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Yuxin Huo | Huo | The University of Sydney | China | Environmental Soil Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Lise | Korsten | The University of Pretoria | South Africa | Food Security and Nutrition | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Motasem | Saidan | The University of Jordan | Jordan | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ernest | Mbega | The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha | Tanzania | Crop Science/Crop Protection/Plant Pathology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mosunmola Lydia | Adeleke | The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria | Nigeria | Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security | Women Researcher Award |