| Mrs | Liane | Jantsch | Instituto Federal de Enologia e Viticultura | Brazil | Gastronomia/ Gastronomia Local/Enologia/Vinhos | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Flávio | Binotti | UEMS/CEDESU/CEISCO | Brazil | Potencialidades Biotecnológicas de Microalgas na Sustentabilidade da Agricultura | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Flavio | Camargo | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil | Ciência do Solo | Excellence in Research |
| Prof Dr | Dilmar | Baretta | UDESC - Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina | Brazil | Biologia do Solo | SustainableAg Leadership Award |
| Prof Dr | Glacy | da Silva | Paranaense University | Brazil | Soil biology | Women Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Roberta | Souza Piao | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | sustentabilidade/social and environmental upgrading | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof | Carlos | Soccol | Universidade Federal do Parana | Brazil | Biotecnologia Agroalimentar | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Eduardo | Pereira Cabral Gomes | Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais | Brazil | Agricultura povos tradicionais | Best Paper Award |
| Prof Dr | Jose | Goldemberg | University of SAO Paulo | Brazil | Renewable Energy/Bloenergy | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Mrs | Bruna | Farias de Santana | UEFS/ Pós-graduação em Botânica | Brazil | Botânica/Etnobotânica | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Carla Maria | Schmidt | Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Unioeste | Brazil | Sustainable Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Silvaldo | Silveira | Darcy Ribeiro North Fluminense State University | Brazil | Fitossanidade | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Humberto | Barbosa | Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL) | Brazil | Remote Sensing | Excellence in Innovation |
| Mr | Celestine Neba | Suh | Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Botswana | Land Use Planning | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Abdullah | Makhzoum | BIUST University | Botswana | plant biotechnology | AgriInnovator Excellence Award |
| Mr | Gom | Dorji | College of Science and Technology | Bhutan | Smart agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Maximilien | Azalou | University of Parakou | Benin | Zootechnics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Sètondji P. Gédéon | ANAGONOU | Pan African University, Institute for Life and Earth Sciences Including Health and Agriculture (PAULESI), University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria | Benin | Environmental management, Landscape ecology, Natural resources and Biodiversity management, Momitoring of aquatics resources | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fiacre | Zavinon | Université d'Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Génétique et Amélioration des Plantes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anani Jérôme | HOUNGUE | University of Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Plant Pathology | Best Researcher Award |