| Dr | ARMAND SYLLVIN | ETEME | University of YAOUNDE I | Cameroon | Dynamique de la cellule MARCKS dans les membranes cellulaires | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Fiacre | Zavinon | Université d'Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Génétique et Amélioration des Plantes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kwaku | Onwona-Hwesofour Asante | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) | Ghana | Agronomy and Soil Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bindu Kumar | Karthikeyan | Department of Mechanical Engineering | India | Sustainable Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Chala G | Kuyu | Jimma University | Ethiopia | Food handling and processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Snehal | Jadhav | Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamil nadu | India | Functional food and Neutraceuticals | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Flávio | Binotti | UEMS/CEDESU/CEISCO | Brazil | Potencialidades Biotecnológicas de Microalgas na Sustentabilidade da Agricultura | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lovely | Mahawar | Umea University | Sweden | Plant-microbe interaction | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xudong | Wen | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Homology of medicine and food | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Sana | Arif | University of Agriculture, Faisalabad | Pakistan | Food and Nutrition | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Prayaga | Murali Krishna | NIFTEM Kundli | India | Nanomaterials and sensors | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | João | Santos | Dep Química e Bioquímica | Portugal | Café | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Matteo | Metta | ARC2020 | Italy | Farm diversification | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Christian | Thierfelder | CIMMYT | Zimbabwe | Conservation Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | William | Adzawla | International Fertilizer Development Center | Ghana | Sustainable crop production and farmers livelihood | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Atiqur | Rahman | Aftab Bahumukhi Farm Ltd. | Bangladesh | DNA methylation in Plant | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Taimoor | Javadi | University of Kurdistan | Iran | Horticulture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tanjina | Rahman | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | Public Health Nutrition | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Nani Gopal | Das | Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, University of Chittagong | Bangladesh | Coastal Aquaculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Motasem | Saidan | The University of Jordan | Jordan | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |