| Dr | Mst. Sarmina | Yeasmin | Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | Bangladesh | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Deying | Wang | Bangor University | United Kingdom | Soil science | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Snehal | Jadhav | Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamil nadu | India | Functional food and Neutraceuticals | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nirmalendu | Das | Barasat Government College | India | Microbial supplementation | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Alen | Raad | Baylor University | United States | Sustainable Rangeland Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shokoofeh | Hajihashemi | Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology | Iran | Environmental stress | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hongxi | Liu | Beijing Normal University | China | Sustainable land management | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Muhammad | Adeel | Beijing Normal University | China | Agriculture / Soil science | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Alaa | Amin | Benha University | Egypt | Analytical and bioanalytical Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Muthukrishnan | Sathiyabama | Bharathidasan University | India | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | MRITYUNJAY | GHOSH | BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA, WEST BENGAL | India | Traditional Non-Basmati Aromatic Rice | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Satyajit | Saurabh | Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency | India | Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Abdullah | Makhzoum | BIUST University | Botswana | plant biotechnology | AgriInnovator Excellence Award |
| Dr | Sureshkumar | Kempahanumakkagari | BMS Institute of Technology and Management | India | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Celestine Neba | Suh | Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Botswana | Land Use Planning | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Richard | Terry | Brigham Young University | United States | Sustainable Crop Production | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fenil | Gandhi | Bruhad Consultant | India | Water Resource Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Peter | Hristov | Bulgarian Academy of SciencesInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research | Bulgaria | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Om | Prakash | C.B.S.& H., G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India | India | Phytochemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Maureen | Njenga | CABI | Kenya | Development communication and extension | Women Researcher Award |