| Dr | Zenebe | Mekonnen | Ethiopian Forestry Development (EFD) | Ethiopia | Agroecology and Ecosystem services | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xiaoyan | Liu | Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China | China | Agricultural engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Md. Selim | Reza | Bangaldesh Council Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) | Bangladesh | Food | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tesfaye | Mekonnen | University of The Free State | South Africa | Plant Breeding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ultan | Mc Carthy | SOuth East Technological University | Ireland | Agri Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | narayanan | narayanan | Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | United States | Sustainable agriculture and food systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Victor | Enujiugha | Federal University of Technology, Akure | Nigeria | Biotechnological inputs into sustainable agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Xikombiso | Mbhenyane | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Food and Nutrition | Best Innovation Award |
| Dr | Clement | Komolafe | University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana | Ghana | Development of Agro-processing Machines | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Maria Cristina | García Muñoz | AGROSAVIA, Colombian Corporation of Agriculture Research | Colombia | packaging, reduction of posthavest losses | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Franco | Suarez | CONICET | Argentina | Modelos Estadísticos aplicadas a la agricultura | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Opportuna | Kweka | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | smallholders adaptation and resilience | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Valentina | Ciccotelli | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta | Italy | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Johnson | Fasinmirin | Federal University of Technology, Akure | Nigeria | Soil Science, Crop and Environmental Sustainabilioty | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Emanuel | de Oliveira | Municipality of Paredes de Coura | Portugal | Traditional Knowledge | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | KASHIF | TANWIR | GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY FAISALABAD PAKISTAN | Pakistan | Plant microbe interaction | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | David | Ogunniyi | University of Ilorin | Nigeria | Agricultural products as industrial raw material | Most Cited Paper Award |
| Dr | Madhuri | Pydimallla | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology | India | Biofuels | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Rajendra | Bam | Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science | Nepal | Agriculture Ecology | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | AMIR | DETHO | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia | Malaysia | Water and Wastewater Treatment | Best Researcher Award |