| Dr | Mohammad | Hasheminejad | University of Jiroft | Iran | Plant disease detection using image processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Henry | Becke | University of Buea | Cameroon | Crop Protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Franklin | Mairura | University of Embu | Kenya | Management of Agro-Ecosystems and Environment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hicham | Fatnassi | research for Agriculture, Food and Environment - INRAE | France | Protected agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Harun | Gitari | Kenyatta University | Kenya | Multiple/intercropping systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | JOSEPH | KALONGA | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Soil health | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | PRUTHVIRAJ | . | Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga | India | Plant Pathology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Alexander | Rincon | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | Cultivos de uso ilicito | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mohadeseh | Amiri | Isfahan University of Technology | Iran | Species Distribution Models, Climate Change, Dust Sources | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Narcis | Duteanu | Politehnica University of Timisoara | Romania | Microbial fuel cell technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Can | ERTEKİN | Akdeniz University | Turkey | Drying process | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Takele | Nikus | Takele Abdisa Nikus | Ethiopia | Economics of Productivity and Gender dynamics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rukhsana | .. | Aliah University | India | Geography | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Senahara | Wake | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Statistics | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mekonen Getachew | Abebe | Bahir Dar | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and food system | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yasmeen | Saleem | University of sargodha | Pakistan | Plant tissue culture | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Noemie | David-Rogeat | University of Nottingham | United Kingdom | Agricultural and food security | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Elsie | Salano | Egerton University, Kenya | Kenya | Food Safety and Mycotoxin Contamination | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Munir | OZTURK | Ege University | Turkey | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Satyanarayana | Kestur | Poornaprajna Institute for Scientific Research | India | Utilization of Biomaterials | Best Researcher Award |