| Prof | Yingli | Wang | Cardiff University | United Kingdom | food security and food poverty | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Susannah | Sallu | School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds | United Kingdom | Climate Smart Agriculture intervention and innovation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fiona | MacGillivray | MacVet Cattle Communications Limited | United Kingdom | Veterinarian-farmer communication | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jessica | Penny | University of Exeter | United Kingdom | Water Management and Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ahmed | Rezk | Aston University | United Kingdom | Sustainable cooling and heating | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Roderick | Williams | University of the West of Scotland | United Kingdom | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Noemie | David-Rogeat | University of Nottingham | United Kingdom | Agricultural and food security | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | James | Mbaziira | Makerere University | Uganda | Agropastoral innovations | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bosco | Bwambale | Uganda Martyrs University | Uganda | Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Induced Disaster Risk Reduction among Agrarian Communities | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Edison | Mworozi | King Ceasor Univeristy | Uganda | Climate Change Adaptation in Low Resource Countries. | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Nicholas | Kiggundu | Makerere Univeristy | Uganda | Cattle farming systems | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Nakiguli | Fatumah | AGRILIV | Uganda | Agroecology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Oluka Pross | Nagitta | Uganda Management Institute | Uganda | Food | Women Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jeninah | Karungi | Makerere University | Uganda | Agroecology and ecosystem services | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Johnny | Mugisha | Makerere University | Uganda | Food systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Richard | Echodu | Gulu University Multifunctional Research Laboratories | Uganda | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Francis | Ssennoga | Kyambogo University | Uganda | Food Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Hüseyin | BASIM | Akdeniz University | Turkey | Plant biotic and abiotic diseases | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Muhammed | TAŞOVA | Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University | Turkey | Drying process | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | zehra | Güler | Hatay Mustafa Kemal University | Turkey | Dairy and Meat science and products proceses | Best Researcher Award |