| Prof | Abdulai | Jalloh | AfricaRice | Côte d'Ivoire | Crop Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Bedane | Gudeta | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Ethiopia | crop research | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Patrice | NGATSI ZEMKO | University of Yaounde 1 | Cameroon | Crop Protection/Entomology/Phytopathology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | NANDHINI | MALAIYAPPAN | PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY | India | Crop Protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Himani | | G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar | India | Crop protection | Top Researcher Award |
| Mrs | ESTEFANIA | AGUIRRE-ZAPATA | Instituto de Automática, Universidad Nacional de San Juan - CONICET | Argentina | Crop protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Henry | Becke | University of Buea | Cameroon | Crop Protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Aweke | Mitku | University of KwaZulu-Natal | Ethiopia | Crop nutrition; | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mourad | Latati | Higher National School of Agronomy ENSA-ALGIERS | Algeria | Crop modelling | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Kuber | Shivashakarappa | Tennessee State University | United States | Crop improvement | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Daniela | Cordeiro | University of Coimbra | Portugal | Crop improvement | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Biniam | Tilahun | ITC-University of Twente/ Bahir Dar University | Netherlands | Crop growth monitoring | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Negera | Nurgi | Salale University | Ethiopia | Crop Ecology (Intercropping) | Top Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mara | Grohs | Instituto Rio Grandense do Arroz | Brazil | crop diversification in lowlands | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | MUHAMMAD | ANEES | GSCAAS | China | Crop breeding and genetics | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Jairos | Rurinda | University of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Crop adaptation to Climate Change; Soil Fertility Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Koudima | Bokoumbo | Agriculture ministry of Togo | Togo | Cooperatives and sustainability | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Ahmad | Tavasoli | University of Tehran | Iran | Convresion of agriculture residue and petrochemical residue to clean energy | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Stefania | Albrizio | Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Federico II | Italy | Contaminanti chimici nel cibo | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | SHIBORAM | BANERJEE | Durgapur Government College | India | CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | Best Researcher Award |