| Prof Dr | Laith | AL-Eitan | Jordan University of Science and Technology | Jordan | Biosafety and Biosecurity | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Hamdiyah | Alhassan | University for Development Studies | Ghana | Fisheries and Environment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Akinbode | Adedeji | University of Kentucky | United States | Nondestructive testing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Kumudhini | Akasapu | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | India | Food Processing, Food Product Development, Food Sensory Analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Windinkonté | SEOGO | Université Joseph KI ZERBO | Burkina Faso | Rural households welfare | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Mouchira | Choucry | Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University | Egypt | Natural Products, Food Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Dionisio | Alvindia | Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), Department of Agriculture | Philippines | non chemical pest and disease management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Song | Liu | University of Manitoba | Canada | Feed additives for effective detoxification | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Johnny | Mugisha | Makerere University | Uganda | Food systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lawrence | Damnyag | CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana | Ghana | Forest Economics and Policy | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Fatih Doğan | KOCA | Erciyes University | Turkey | Remediation/catalyst | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jailane | Aquino | Federal University of Paraíba | Brazil | Alimentos e Nutrição | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jallat | Khan | Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology | Pakistan | Medicinal Plants | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Grażyna | Bortnowska | West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin | Poland | Improving the stability of aroma compounds in food | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Guy | Simbeko | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Circular Bioeconomy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | ARMAND SYLLVIN | ETEME | University of YAOUNDE I | Cameroon | Dynamique des protéines dans les cellules biologiques | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Liane | Jantsch | Instituto Federal de Enologia e Viticultura | Brazil | Gastronomia/ Gastronomia Local/Enologia/Vinhos | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Amr | Shendy | Agricultural Research Center | Egypt | Food Safety Testing | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Tengku Mazlin | Tengku Ab Hamid | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Malaysia | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Federica | Alchera | Università degli Studi di Torino | Italy | Recupero dei sottoprodotti | Best Researcher Award |