| Prof | Xikombiso | Mbhenyane | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Food and Nutrition | Best Innovation Award |
| Mr | Etian | Ngobeni | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Agricultural Economics | Best Scholar Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Abiodun | Ogundeji | University of the Free State | South Africa | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Ashika | Naicker | Durban Unversity of Technology | South Africa | Public Health Nutrition and the food environment | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | Lise | Korsten | The University of Pretoria | South Africa | Food Security and Nutrition | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Fuzail | Dawood | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Food security identification modelling, machine learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tesfaye | Mekonnen | University of The Free State | South Africa | Plant Breeding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ntombokulunga | Mbuma | Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | Food security and nutrition | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Ethel | Phiri | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Ecosystem services | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | Sipho | Ntonta | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Soil amendments- carbon sequestration and fertilization techniques/Sustainable agriculture and climate change mitigation | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mxolisi | Mukhawana | Department of Water and Sanitation / University of the Western Cape | South Africa | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Muhammad Imtiaz | Hussain | Kangwon National University | South Korea | Energy Self-sufficient Agricultural Facilities | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Clovis Awah | Che | GHENT UNIVERSITY, Korea Campus | South Korea | Marine Microalgae and Bioprocessing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Phillip | Park | Kyungnam University | South Korea | Political Economy/marketisation | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jin Boo | Jeong | Andong National University | South Korea | Functional Food Agents | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Samad | Rahimnejad | University of Murcia | Spain | Sustainable Aquafeed Production | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Ana | Moral | Universidad Pablo de Olavide | Spain | Ingeniería ambiental/desarrollo de compuestos sostenibles | Women Researcher Award |
| Ms | Ana | Fernández Ríos | University of Cantabria | Spain | Life cycle assessment | Young Scientist Award |
| Mrs | María J. | Navarro-Ramos | Doñana Biological Station (CSIC) | Spain | Ecology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cristina | Martínez Villaluenga | ICTAN-CSIC | Spain | Alimentos funcionales | Best Researcher Award |