| Dr | Priyakant | Sinha | University of New England | Australia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Krishnaswamy | Jayachandran | Florida International University | United States | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Sophon | Boonlue | Khon Kaen University | Thailand | Agricultural Microbiology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | MICHELE | PISANTE | University of Teramo | Italy | Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Production | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Arezoo | Paravar | Shahed University | Iran | Tropical area (especially Iran) | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Satish Pujari | | Lendi Institute of Engineering and Technology | India | Pine apple fiber | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fenil | Gandhi | Bruhad Consultant | India | Water Resource Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michael | Kinyua | International Centre for Tropical Agriculture | Kenya | Cropping system innovations | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dejene | Mengistu | Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT | Ethiopia | cereal science/breeding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michiel | Daam | Universidade Federal de Alfenas | Brazil | Environmental risk assessment of pesticides in tropical areas | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Susannah | Sallu | School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds | United Kingdom | Climate Smart Agriculture intervention and innovation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Bashar | Al-Gburi | University of Kufa | Iraq | Weeds and Herbicides | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mahmood-ur-Rahman | Ansari | GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan | Pakistan | Plant and Environment | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | TAYE MINICHIL | MESHESHA | Tottori University | Japan | Land use and soil erosion | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Md. Tanvir | Hossain | Khulna University | Bangladesh | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Marta | Ezquerro | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Stephen | Kasere | University of Witwatersrand | Zimbabwe | Environment and Sustainable Land Use Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mahbubul | Syeed | Independent University, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wenceslao | Medina | Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno | Peru | Andean crops | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Talal | Darwish | National Center for Remote Sensing-National Council for Scientific Research | Lebanon | Management of nutrient and water input in agriculture | Best Researcher Award |