| Dr | Mara | Moitinho | FCAV/UNESP/RCGI | Brazil | reduction of CO2 emissions with sustainable practices | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhiying | Lu | University of Alabama at Birmingham | United States | Marine algae commericalization | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Oksana | Lastochkina | Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics UFRC RAS | Russia | Sustainable Agriculture and Innovation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Taofik | Babatunde | Umaru Musa Yaradua University | Nigeria | Fish biology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Jianguo | Zhang | Northwest A&F University | China | Soil Degradation and Remediation | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Fisayo | Fagbemi | Economic Policy Analysis Centre (EPAC), Ibadan, Nigeria | Nigeria | Climate change and agricultural economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michel | Brienzo | Unesp | Brazil | Aproveitamento de biomassa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Richa | Jaswal | CSKHPKV, Palampur | India | Soil Science (Soil Physics and Conservation) | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sureshkumar | Kempahanumakkagari | BMS Institute of Technology and Management | India | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | SHIVANI | DOBHAL | COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY | India | Forestry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ruchi | Tripathi | G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology | India | Plant Pathology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Balanagouda | Patil | ITC Life Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru Karnataka | India | Agricultural Plant Pathology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jayasri | Das Sarma | Indian Institute of Science Education And Research Kolkata | India | Phytotherapy & Virology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Haiyong | Xia | Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China | China | Intercropping and crop biofortification | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Muhammad | Adeel | Beijing Normal University | China | Agriculture / Soil science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pushpa | Lohani | G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar | India | drought stress tolerance | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Tarek | Frikha | National Engineering School of Sfax | Tunisia | Smart Greenhouse and supply chain | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nakiguli | Fatumah | AGRILIV | Uganda | Agroecology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ibsa | Dawid | Oromia Agricultural Research Institute | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Beyene | Dobo | Hawassa University | Ethiopia | Microbial bioinoculants | Best Researcher Award |