| Mr | Dubán Ovidio | González Álvarez | Unilasallista Corporación Universitaria / Universidad de Antioquia | Colombia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Patrick | Lavelle | Paris Sorbonne University | Colombia | International Research Awards on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Samuel | Kazes | Alimentos Carnicos S.A.S | Colombia | Beverage - Cold Brew Coffee | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Natalia | Cadavid Muñoz | Unilasallista Corporación Universitaria | Colombia | Assessment of the Risk Derived from the Intake of Contaminants Through the Diet | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Claudia Yamile | Salazar González | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | Desarrollo de nuevos productos alimenticios | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Olga | Ocampo | UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MANIZALES | Colombia | Agricultura sostenible y sistemas alimentarios | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Maria Cristina | García Muñoz | AGROSAVIA, Colombian Corporation of Agriculture Research | Colombia | packaging, reduction of posthavest losses | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Alexander | Rincon | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | Cultivos de uso ilicito | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | John | Benavides | 80065529 | Colombia | Salud y ruralidad | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Luis Esteban | Orozco | Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud - IETS | Colombia | Economic evaluation in health | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Muyisa | Musongora | Université Catholique du Graben | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Soil health and soil quality | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Joseph | Adheka | University of Kisangani | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Seed system production | Excellence in Research |
| Assist Prof Dr | Guy | Simbeko | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Circular Bioeconomy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Berna | van Wendel de Joode | Universidad Nacional | Costa Rica | Human Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Carlos | Rodriguez-Rodriguez | Universidad de Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Bioremediation, monitoring and risk assessment | 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 |
| Prof Dr | Jose Manuel | Febles Gonzalez | Universidad de La Habana | Cuba | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yurelkys | Fernández | Universidad de Guantánamo, Cuba, Ministerio de Educación Superior | Cuba | ingeniería biológica y producción sostenible de cultivos perennes | Excellence in Research |
| Prof Dr | Jose Manuel | Febles Gonzalez | Universidad de La Habana | Cuba | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |