| Mr | Stephen | Kasere | University of Witwatersrand | Zimbabwe | Environment and Sustainable Land Use Systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jairos | Rurinda | University of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Crop adaptation to Climate Change; Soil Fertility Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Christian | Thierfelder | CIMMYT | Zimbabwe | Conservation Agriculture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Thi Thanh Thuy | Nguyen | Nong Lam University - Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sang | Vu | Vietnam National University, Ha Noi | Vietnam | Aquaculture Genetics | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Van Hung | Phan | Vietnam Maritime University | Vietnam | Sustainable Agriculture and Food System | AgriExcellence Award |
| Dr | Alen | Raad | Baylor University | United States | Sustainable Rangeland Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ganesh | Karunakaran | Mississippi state University | United States | Aquaculture | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | Tongxi | Hu | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | United States | Agroecosystem modeling and climate change | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Susanta | Das | Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, IFAS, University of Florida | United States | Irrigation Water Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Kamil | Khalaf | University of Arizona | United States | Biosystem Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Haile | Duguma | Michigan State University | United States | Biodegradable food packaging / Active packaging | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Christine | Chasek | University of Nebraska at Omaha | United States | Agriculture and Mental Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michael | Martin | California Department of Fish and Wildlife | United States | Southeast Asia Marine Pollution | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Ansel | Klein | University of California - Berkeley | United States | Farmer knowledge of soil | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Jake | Gonzalez | Texas Tech University | United States | Soil property comparative analysis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cristina | Bilbao Sainz | US Department of Agriculture | United States | Isochoric Freezing Preservation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | narayanan | narayanan | Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | United States | Sustainable agriculture and food systems | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sebastian | John Adams | University of Mississippi | United States | Good Agriculture and Collecting Practices | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Krishnaswamy | Jayachandran | Florida International University | United States | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems | Best Researcher Award |