| Assist Prof Dr | Guy | Simbeko | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Circular Bioeconomy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mauricio | Aguilar-Garavito | Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt | Colombia | Restoration Ecology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Dubán Ovidio | González Álvarez | Unilasallista Corporación Universitaria / Universidad de Antioquia | Colombia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Patrick | Lavelle | Paris Sorbonne University | Colombia | International Research Awards on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Samuel | Kazes | Alimentos Carnicos S.A.S | Colombia | Beverage - Cold Brew Coffee | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Natalia | Cadavid Muñoz | Unilasallista Corporación Universitaria | Colombia | Assessment of the Risk Derived from the Intake of Contaminants Through the Diet | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Claudia Yamile | Salazar González | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | Desarrollo de nuevos productos alimenticios | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Olga | Ocampo | UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MANIZALES | Colombia | Agricultura sostenible y sistemas alimentarios | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Maria Cristina | García Muñoz | AGROSAVIA, Colombian Corporation of Agriculture Research | Colombia | packaging, reduction of posthavest losses | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Alexander | Rincon | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | Cultivos de uso ilicito | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | John | Benavides | 80065529 | Colombia | Salud y ruralidad | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Luis Esteban | Orozco | Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud - IETS | Colombia | Economic evaluation in health | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xiaolin | Yang | China Agricultural University | China | water management for cropping system | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hongxi | Liu | Beijing Normal University | China | Sustainable land management | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Xiaohong | Chen | School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University | China | drought assessment and water allocation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zubing | Cao | Anhui Agricultural University | China | Animal Embryo Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yong | Hao | East china Jiaotong University | China | Research on nondestructive detection and online sorting of food quality | Best Researcher Award |
| 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 | Wu | Xiong | Nanjing Agricultural University | China | Soil protists-microbiome interaction and plant health | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xu | Wu | School of Civil Engineering, North Minzu University | China | Climate Change and Water Resources | Best Researcher Award |