| Prof | Vladimír | Kočí | University of Chemistry and Technology Prague | Czech Republic | Soil protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | ASHOKKUMAR | A | VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, VELLORE | India | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dunsin | Bolaji | Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) | Nigeria | Fisheries/Species Diversity | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Elvin | Nyukuri | University of Nairobi | Kenya | poverty | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Alganesh | Gemechu | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ernest | Teye | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Food Fraud and Authenticity Detection using Sensors | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yong | Hao | East china Jiaotong University | China | Research on nondestructive detection and online sorting of food quality | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | MD SIPON | MIAH | Islamic University | Bangladesh | iOt | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Toshisuke | Maruyama | Ishikawa prefectual University | Japan | Irrigation and Drainage | Best Researcher 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 |
| Dr | Pedro | Brito | IPMA, I.P. | Portugal | Poluição Ambiental | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Blessing | Masamha | Human Sciences Research Council | South Africa | Food security and sustainable agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Matija | Petkovic | Arup | Serbia | Endemic subterranean fauna | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cristina | Martínez Villaluenga | ICTAN-CSIC | Spain | Alimentos funcionales | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abayneh | Esayas Atengo | JAGOLA DEVELOPMENT | Ethiopia | Soil Genesis and Classification | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Othmane | Merah | Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III | France | productions durables | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Elisabeth | Huber-Sannwald | Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C. | Mexico | Desarrollo sostenible en zonas áridas vía investigación participativa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ansel | Klein | University of California - Berkeley | United States | Farmer knowledge of soil | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hewa | Mohammed | University of Suleiman I, college of agricultural engineering sciences, food science and quality control | Iraq | Food Preservation, post harvest technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Raj | Chaudhary | Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) | Nepal | Agricultural Economics | Best Researcher Award |