| Dr | Racquel | Barcelo | Saint Louis University/National Research Council of the Philippines (Biological Sciences Division V) | Philippines | Native Food Plants | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | SHANMUGA SUNDARAM | NATARAJAN | Dr.Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi | India | Natural fiber composites | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | David | Romero-Estévez | Potificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador | Ecuador | Natural food contamination | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Elena | Poverenov | Agricultural Research Organization, the Volcani Center | Israel | Natural materials and advanced technologies in Sustainable Agriculture and Food | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Omayma | Eldahshan | Ain Shams University | Egypt | Natural Products | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Muhannad | Hasan | Manara University | Syria | Natural products | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Marwa | Atallah | Faculty of Science - Menoufia University | Egypt | Natural Products as food supplement during pregnancy | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Mouchira | Choucry | Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University | Egypt | Natural Products, Food Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Naveen | Leno | Kerala Agricultural University | India | Natural Resource Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | AUGUSTINE PROSPER | OSEI-GYABAAH | UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | Ghana | NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, MAJORED IN LAND RECLAMATION | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Paula | Paredes | Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa | Portugal | Necessidades de água e de rega das culturas | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Magda Alexandra | Trujillo Jiménez | CENPAT CONICET | Argentina | New classification land use/land cover model based on multi-spectral satellite images and IA applied | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | MOHAMED | ZAHOUILY | University Hassan II Casablanca | Morocco | New generation fertilizer/Specialty Fertilizer | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dipendra | Mahato | Deakin University | Australia | New product development, safety and sensory | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Chander | Prakash | Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab | India | Nil | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Dionisio | Alvindia | Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), Department of Agriculture | Philippines | non chemical pest and disease management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chidanand | D V | NIFTEM-T | India | Non Thermal Processing of Foods | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Akinbode | Adedeji | University of Kentucky | United States | Nondestructive testing | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ahmad | Manbohi | Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science | Iran | nutrients and hydrogen sulfide in sediments | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ana B | Crujeiras | Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS)/ Servicio Gallego de Salud (SERGAS) | Spain | Nutriepigenética | Best Researcher Award |