| Dr | Lee Hoon | Ho | Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin | Malaysia | Food Processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Yuxin Huo | Huo | The University of Sydney | China | Environmental Soil Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Didier | Milindi Rugema | To be communicated later after settling to Rwanda | Rwanda | Land administration and management | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Leonardo | S. Andrade | UFCAT | Brazil | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shimbahri Mesfin | Gebreslase | Mekelle University | Norway | Siol fertility management researcher | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Olga | Fishkis | Institut für Zuckerrübenforschung | Germany | Unkrautregulierung in Reihenkulturen | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Khalid | Usman | Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | Pakistan | Conservation Agronomy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ahmed | Al-Ogaidi | University of Mosul | Iraq | Irrigation and Drainage | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Admasu | Moges | Debre Berhan University | Ethiopia | Professor and researcher in Department of Biology at Debre Berhan University | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | İbrahim | POLAT | Department of Biology, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Trakya University | Turkey | Microbiology and Food Safety | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | RUBAN | P | Shri nehru maha vidyalaya College of arts and science | India | Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Khan | Chand | Department of Agricultural Engineering, SAS, Nagaland University, Medziphema campus, Dimapur | India | Food Processing, packaging, edible coating etc | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Claudia Yamile | Salazar González | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | Desarrollo de nuevos productos alimenticios | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Inamullah | Khan | Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Peshawar | Pakistan | Plant Protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Fuzail | Dawood | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | Food security identification modelling, machine learning | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Md Rostom | Ali | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Bangladesh | Agricultural Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sibilo | Gashure | Hawassa University | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Daniela | Cordeiro | University of Coimbra | Portugal | Crop improvement | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Biniam | Tilahun | ITC-University of Twente/ Bahir Dar University | Netherlands | Crop growth monitoring | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Abdulla | Al Faruq | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science | Bangladesh | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |