| Dr | Lucas | Zena | University of Gothenburg | Sweden | Fish welfare | Best Innovation Award |
| Dr | Belay | Zerga | Wolkite University | Ethiopia | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ahmed | Zeyada | Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Precision Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Lei | Zhang | Dalian University of Technology | China | Biorefnery of organic wastes | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jianguo | Zhang | Northwest A&F University | China | Soil Degradation and Remediation | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Shemei | Zhang | Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China | China | Agricultural Economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yuyi | Zhou | China Agricultural University | China | Agricultural water-saving cultivation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kongyun | Zhu | Dalian Minzu University | China | Biorefnery of organic wastes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Walid | ZORRIG | Laboratory of Extremophile Plants, Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria (Tunisia) | Tunisia | Abiotic stresses | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Manuela | Zude-Sasse | Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) | Germany | resilient production of fruit and vegetables | Best Innovation 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 |