| Mr | Nicholas | Syano | University of Nairobi | Kenya | dryland agroforestry | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | serdar | oktay | Near East University Tourism Faculty | Cyprus | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Christian | Djuideu | University of Yaoundé 1 | Cameroon | Farm rehabilitation and sustainable crop production | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abayineh Amare | Woldeamanuel | Jimma University | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | María J. | Navarro-Ramos | Doñana Biological Station (CSIC) | Spain | Ecology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pascal | Nyabinwa | Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board | Rwanda | Animal sciences | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Christine | Chasek | University of Nebraska at Omaha | United States | Agriculture and Mental Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohamed | KRAIMAT | Université de Ghardaia | Algeria | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Paterne | Agre | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | Nigeria | Molecular breeding and bioinformatics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Roberto | La Rosa | STMicroelectronics | Italy | Energy Autonomous Wireless Sensor Nodes | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ileana | Frasier | INTA | Argentina | Sustainable management practices | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Vladimír | Kočí | University of Chemistry and Technology Prague | Czech Republic | Soil protection | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | ASHOKKUMAR | A | VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, VELLORE | India | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dunsin | Bolaji | Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) | Nigeria | Fisheries/Species Diversity | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Elvin | Nyukuri | University of Nairobi | Kenya | poverty | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Alganesh | Gemechu | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research | Ethiopia | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ernest | Teye | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Food Fraud and Authenticity Detection using Sensors | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yong | Hao | East china Jiaotong University | China | Research on nondestructive detection and online sorting of food quality | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | MD SIPON | MIAH | Islamic University | Bangladesh | iOt | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Toshisuke | Maruyama | Ishikawa prefectual University | Japan | Irrigation and Drainage | Best Researcher Award |