| Prof | Vladimír | Kočí | University of Chemistry and Technology Prague | Czech Republic | Soil protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ileana | Frasier | INTA | Argentina | Sustainable management practices | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Roberto | La Rosa | STMicroelectronics | Italy | Energy Autonomous Wireless Sensor Nodes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Randel | Esnard | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development | Saint Lucia | Agribusiness marketing/Collective action/Agribusiness Organizations | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Samuel | Kwizerimana | FIGA | Burundi | agribusiness | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Binbin | Nian | Nanjing tech university | China | computational-aided enzyme design, enzyme immobilization | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Paterne | Agre | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | Nigeria | Molecular breeding and bioinformatics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohamed | KRAIMAT | Université de Ghardaia | Algeria | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hammadi | Hamza | Institut des régions arides | Tunisia | Agriculture oasiennes | Top Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Hichem | Ben Salem | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie | Tunisia | Nutrition des petits ruminants | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Maureen | Njenga | CABI | Kenya | Development communication and extension | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Christine | Chasek | University of Nebraska at Omaha | United States | Agriculture and Mental Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Fernanda | Santibañez | CONICET | Argentina | Pollination | Young Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tünay | KARAN | Yozgat Bozok University | Turkey | Food biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | PO YUK | SO | NKUST | Taiwan | Analysis of the positioning factors affecting the sustainable fishing gear-Set net | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Lise | Korsten | The University of Pretoria | South Africa | Food Security and Nutrition | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pascal | Nyabinwa | Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board | Rwanda | Animal sciences | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | María J. | Navarro-Ramos | Doñana Biological Station (CSIC) | Spain | Ecology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mara | Grohs | Instituto Rio Grandense do Arroz | Brazil | crop diversification in lowlands | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Ana | Fernández Ríos | University of Cantabria | Spain | Life cycle assessment | Young Scientist Award |