| Dr | Abayineh Amare | Woldeamanuel | Jimma University | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Rosanna | Tofalo | Università degli studi di Teramo | Italy | Impiego di microrganismi per la sostenibilità | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Ashika | Naicker | Durban Unversity of Technology | South Africa | Public Health Nutrition and the food environment | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Christian | Djuideu | University of Yaoundé 1 | Cameroon | Farm rehabilitation and sustainable crop production | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Shemei | Zhang | Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China | China | Agricultural Economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Edison | Mworozi | King Ceasor Univeristy | Uganda | Climate Change Adaptation in Low Resource Countries. | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Haile | Duguma | Michigan State University | United States | Biodegradable food packaging / Active packaging | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof Dr | Jafar | Massah | University of Tehran | Iran | Robotic | Excellence in Innovation |
| Dr | Ming | Sun | Stony Brook University | United States | Fisheries management | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | Pasquale | Trematerra | Università degli Studi del Molise | Italy | Gestione infestazioni | Most Cited Paper Award |
| Dr | Bey Fen | Leo | University of Malaya | Malaysia | Biosensor development for food safety | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mohammad Hossein | Khanjani | University of Jiroft | Iran | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | serdar | oktay | Near East University Tourism Faculty | Cyprus | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Giovanna | Marrazza | Università di Firenze | Italy | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Dolores | del Castillo | CSIC | Spain | Alimentos sostenibles y salud | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | bouali | Guesmi | CREDA | Spain | Research Impact Assessment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Birhane Gebrehiwot | Tesfamariam | Dilla University, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Lecturer and Researcher of Remote sensing, GIS, Geomatics and natural resources management | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Nicholas | Syano | University of Nairobi | Kenya | dryland agroforestry | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Kamil | Khalaf | University of Arizona | United States | Biosystem Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Akeem | Raji | Kwara State University, Nigeria | Nigeria | Food Processing Technology | Best Researcher Award |