| Prof | Andreas | von Tiedemann | Universität Göttingen | Germany | Nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutz | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sang | Vu | Vietnam National University, Ha Noi | Vietnam | Aquaculture Genetics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Alexander | Vyboishchik | South Urals State University | Russia | Materials Science in agriculture | Best Faculty Award |
| Dr | Lydia | Wairegi | currently not affiliated to an institution | Kenya | systems agronomy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Senahara | Wake | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Statistics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Deying | Wang | Bangor University | United Kingdom | Soil science | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yingli | Wang | Cardiff University | United Kingdom | food security and food poverty | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yan | Wang | Zhejiang A & F University | China | Analysis of food safety and quality by advanced mass spectrometry techniques | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shengqiang | Wang | Guangxi University | China | Soil ecological restoration and reconstruction | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jianfeng | Wang | gansu agricultural university | China | Green Horticulture | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | GUDURO | WARE | jimma university | Ethiopia | Rural Development | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xudong | Wen | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Homology of medicine and food | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Eric | Wetende | Nairobi City County Government | Kenya | Climate Risk Management and Food Security | Best Extension Activity Award |
| Dr | Roderick | Williams | University of the West of Scotland | United Kingdom | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abayineh Amare | Woldeamanuel | Jimma University | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xu | Wu | School of Civil Engineering, North Minzu University | China | Climate Change and Water Resources | 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 |
| Mr | Jiaxun | Xin | Minzu University of China | China | Landscape effect on crop yield | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | Wu | Xiong | Nanjing Agricultural University | China | Soil protists-microbiome interaction and plant health | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Neelam | Yadav | Centre of Food Tech , University of Allahabad | India | Food Science , Chemistry and Nutrition | Excellence in Research |