| Assoc Prof Dr | John | Benavides | 80065529 | Colombia | Salud y ruralidad | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Hamid | BOUBEKRAOUI | Abdelmalek Essaadi University TETOUAN/ Water And Forests Department | Morocco | Ecology/Sustainable Development/ Forests conservation | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Jan Otto | Andersson | Åbo Akademi | Finland | Ecological economics, Political economy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ashok Kumar | Arudra | Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University | India | Farm Machinery and Power Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | MOUMITA | GANGOPADHYAY | Adamas University | India | Soilless agriculture with zero pesticides or fertilizers | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Esubalew | Abate Alemu | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Agriculture and Food Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Diriba | Muleta | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Food | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | JAGADEESH | SAMUDRALA | Aditya Engineering College(A), Surampalem | India | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yéfoungnigui Souleymane | YEO | African Center of Excellence in Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture (CEA-CCBAD) | Côte d'Ivoire | biocontrol/pathogens/west Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Abdulai | Jalloh | AfricaRice | Côte d'Ivoire | Crop Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Atiqur | Rahman | Aftab Bahumukhi Farm Ltd. | Bangladesh | DNA methylation in Plant | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Somayeh | Emami | Agricultural Engineering Research Institute | Iran | Improving the livelihood of beneficiaruies- increasing water productivity | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zeinab | Fathy | Agricultural Research Center | Egypt | Biological control of agricultural pests | Best Faculty Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Amr | Shendy | Agricultural Research Center | Egypt | Food Safety Testing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ntombokulunga | Mbuma | Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | Food security and nutrition | Young Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Elena | Poverenov | Agricultural Research Organization, the Volcani Center | Israel | Natural materials and advanced technologies in Sustainable Agriculture and Food | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Behnam | Bakhshi | Agricultural Research,Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) | Iran | Plant Breeding | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kui | Liu | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Canada | Cropping system diversification | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Madhav Prasad | Neupane | Agriculture and Forestry University | Nepal | Agronomy | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Raj | Chaudhary | Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) | Nepal | Agricultural Economics | Best Researcher Award |