| Mr | Atiqur | Rahman | Aftab Bahumukhi Farm Ltd. | Bangladesh | DNA methylation in Plant | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Abdulai | Jalloh | AfricaRice | Côte d'Ivoire | Crop Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yéfoungnigui Souleymane | YEO | African Center of Excellence in Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (CEA-CCBAD) | Côte d'Ivoire | biocontrol/pathogens/west Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | JAGADEESH | SAMUDRALA | Aditya Engineering College(A), Surampalem | India | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Esubalew | Abate Alemu | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Agriculture and Food Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Diriba | Muleta | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Food | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | MOUMITA | GANGOPADHYAY | Adamas University | India | Soilless agriculture with zero pesticides or fertilizers | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ashok Kumar | Arudra | Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University | India | Farm Machinery and Power Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jan Otto | Andersson | Åbo Akademi | Finland | Ecological economics, Political economy | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hamid | BOUBEKRAOUI | Abdelmalek Essaadi University TETOUAN/ Water And Forests Department | Morocco | Ecology/Sustainable Development/ Forests conservation | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | John | Benavides | 80065529 | Colombia | Salud y ruralidad | Excellence in Research |