| Dr | Abayneh | Esayas Atengo | JAGOLA DEVELOPMENT | Ethiopia | Soil Genesis and Classification | 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 |
| Mr | Elisaye | Bekele | Wolaita Sodo university | Ethiopia | Deep learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cristina | Martínez Villaluenga | ICTAN-CSIC | Spain | Alimentos funcionales | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Vânia | Mendes | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Italy | Nutrition | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Andreas | von Tiedemann | Universität Göttingen | Germany | Nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michael | Martin | California Department of Fish and Wildlife | United States | Southeast Asia Marine Pollution | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Nicolas | BOUSQUET | EDF R&D | France | Sciences halieutiques | Excellence in Research |
| Mrs | CHAKRAVARTHULA | MALATHI | ANNAMACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCES | India | cyber security | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Amir Hossein | Mahvi | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | water, wastewater, pollution | 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 |
| Dr | Luther Fort | MBO NKOULOU | Institute of Agricultural Research for Development | Cameroon | Genetics and Plant Breeding | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Thierry | BENVEGNU | ENSCR, Université de Rennes | France | Valorisation à haute valeur ajoutée de fruits de palmiers | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Matija | Petkovic | Arup | Serbia | Endemic subterranean fauna | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Blessing | Masamha | Human Sciences Research Council | South Africa | Food security and sustainable agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pedro | Brito | IPMA, I.P. | Portugal | Poluição Ambiental | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Erdenetsogt | Erdenee | National center for public health Mongolia | Mongolia | Food | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Abel | Chilundo | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Mozambique | Livestock/Pig Management/Animal health | Best Paper Award |
| Mr | John | Ashi | Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. | Nigeria | Precision weed mapping/management. | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | John | Ashi | Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. | Nigeria | Precision weed management | Excellence in Research |