| Mr | İbrahim | POLAT | Department of Biology, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Trakya University | Turkey | Microbiology and Food Safety | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | RUBAN | P | Shri nehru maha vidyalaya College of arts and science | India | Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Khan | Chand | Department of Agricultural Engineering, SAS, Nagaland University, Medziphema campus, Dimapur | India | Food Processing, packaging, edible coating etc | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Claudia Yamile | Salazar González | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | Desarrollo de nuevos productos alimenticios | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Inamullah | Khan | Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Peshawar | Pakistan | Plant Protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Fuzail | Dawood | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Food security identification modelling, machine learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Md Rostom | Ali | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Bangladesh | Agricultural Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sibilo | Gashure | Hawassa University | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Daniela | Cordeiro | University of Coimbra | Portugal | Crop improvement | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Biniam | Tilahun | ITC-University of Twente/ Bahir Dar University | Netherlands | Crop growth monitoring | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Abdulla | Al Faruq | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science | Bangladesh | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Richard | Terry | Brigham Young University | United States | Sustainable Crop Production | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | AMIR | DETHO | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia | Malaysia | Water and Wastewater Treatment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Madhuri | Pydimallla | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology | India | Biofuels | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Johnson | Fasinmirin | Federal University of Technology, Akure | Nigeria | Soil Science, Crop and Environmental Sustainabilioty | 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 |
| Dr | Opportuna | Kweka | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | smallholders adaptation and resilience | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Maria Cristina | García Muñoz | AGROSAVIA, Colombian Corporation of Agriculture Research | Colombia | packaging, reduction of posthavest losses | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Clement | Komolafe | University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana | Ghana | Development of Agro-processing Machines | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tesfaye | Mekonnen | University of The Free State | South Africa | Plant Breeding | Best Researcher Award |