| 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 |
| Assist Prof Dr | Behnam | Bakhshi | Agricultural Research,Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) | Iran | Plant Breeding | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Mamoun | Gharaibeh | Jordan University of Science & Technology | Jordan | Salt affected Soils | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Stano | Pekar | Masaryk University | Czech Republic | Biological control | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Achalu | Yarimo | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Sustainable agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Marica | Simoni | University of Parma | Italy | Nutrizione | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | HADHAMI | HAJJI | Arid Regions Institute of Mednine | Tunisia | Nutrition des petits ruminants/Ressources alternatives/Méditerranée | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Fatma | Abdel-Motaal | Faculty of Sciences, Aswan University | Egypt | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anani Jérôme | HOUNGUE | University of Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Plant Pathology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Dalia | Ahmed | Faculty of science-Tant university-Tanta | Egypt | Climate change and decline of natural flora of coastal regions | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Baber | Ali | Western Sydney University | Australia | Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Physiology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Sabrina | Sarrocco | Università di Pisa | Italy | Patologia Vegetalee | Best Researcher Award |