| Dr | Cristina | Martínez Villaluenga | ICTAN-CSIC | Spain | Alimentos funcionales | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Lucila | Martino | Research Center in Physics and Engineering of the Center of the Buenos Aires Province | Argentina | Diagnosis of pesticide residues in food | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Toshisuke | Maruyama | Ishikawa prefectual University | Japan | Irrigation and Drainage | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | SAID | MARZOUK | sokoine university of agriculture | Tanzania | Soil management and climate protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Blessing | Masamha | Human Sciences Research Council | South Africa | Food security and sustainable agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Frank | Masese | Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya | Kenya | Water resources management | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Érico | Masiero | Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar | Brazil | seasonal harvesting periods in sugarcane plantations on the development of UHI magnitudes | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Jafar | Massah | University of Tehran | Iran | Robotic | Excellence in Innovation |
| Dr | Dastagiri | MB | ICAR-NAARM | India | Global Trade | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | James | Mbaziira | Makerere University | Uganda | Agropastoral innovations | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ernest | Mbega | The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha | Tanzania | Crop Science/Crop Protection/Plant Pathology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Xikombiso | Mbhenyane | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Food and Nutrition | Best Innovation Award |
| Dr | Luther Fort | MBO NKOULOU | Institute of Agricultural Research for Development | Cameroon | Genetics and Plant Breeding | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Ntombokulunga | Mbuma | Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | Food security and nutrition | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Ultan | Mc Carthy | SOuth East Technological University | Ireland | Agri Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Wenceslao | Medina | Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno | Peru | Andean crops | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mukesh, | Meena | Mohanlal Sukhadia University | India | Agriculture, Plant microbe interactions | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Dr | Aberham | Megaze | Wollaita Sodo University | Ethiopia | Biodiversity conservation | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Samina | Mehnaz | Forman Christian College (A Chartered university) | Pakistan | Microbiology/ biofertilizers | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tesfaye | Mekonnen | University of The Free State | South Africa | Plant Breeding | Best Researcher Award |