| Dr | CINS | BD | CINS | Bangladesh | Medicinal plant | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Christian | Thierfelder | CIMMYT | Zimbabwe | Conservation Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pierre Celestin | Ndayisaba | CIFOR-ICRAF | Rwanda | Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yin | Shen | Chongqing Medical University | China | Wheat | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Abdulla | Al Faruq | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science | Bangladesh | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xiaolin | Yang | China Agricultural University | China | water management for cropping system | Women Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yuyi | Zhou | China Agricultural University | China | Agricultural water-saving cultivation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xudong | Wen | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Homology of medicine and food | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Eaftekhar Ahmed | Rana | Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University | Bangladesh | Large animal production | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Madhuri | Pydimallla | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology | India | Biofuels | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | SUPHAT | PHONGTHAI | Chaing Mai Univesity | Thailand | Cereal Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Angel Guadalupe | Priego Santander | Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental, UNAM | Mexico | Geoecología del Paisaje | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Marta | Romano | Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N. | Mexico | Bovinos leche | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Raul Jacobo | Delgado Macuil | Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada del IPN | Mexico | Determinación de enfermedades en plantas | Excellence in Research |
| Prof | Richard | NJOUOM | Centre Pasteur du Cameroun | Cameroon | Microbiology | Top Researcher Award |
| Prof | Neelam | Yadav | Centre of Food Tech , University of Allahabad | India | Food Science , Chemistry and Nutrition | Excellence in Research |
| Ms | sana | kalthoum | centre national de veille zoosanitaire | Tunisia | sante animale | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | Nixon | Nduji | Centre for Environmental Management and Control (CEMAC), University of Nigeria (UNN), PO Box 410001, Enugu, Nigeria | Nigeria | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Prasood | SP | Centre for Environment and Development | India | Hydrogeochemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Sanjeev | Kumar | Central university of Punjab | India | Plant stress Physiology | Best Researcher Award |