| Dr | Li | Zheng | Northeast Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Vladimir | Verzhuk | N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Gentic Resources (VIR) St. Petersburg, Russia | Russia | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Kuradusenge | Martin | University of Rwanda | Rwanda | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jiri | Holatko | Mendel University in Brno | Czech Republic | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Palo Francis | Loke | University of the Free State | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | MUDASIR AKBAR | SHAH | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | India | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | Anna Rita | Dipierro | University of Calabria | Italy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lyndon | Sackey | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and | Ghana | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Meisam | Mohammadi | ilam university | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | KHIROD KUMAR | SAHOO | Ravenshaw University, Cuttack | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yeongmi | Jang | Chungnam National University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Maryam | Yousefi | ZALF | Germany | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jianye | Ma | Xi'an University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Veena | Devi | ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, PAU Campus, Ludhiana | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Thongsouk | Sompouviset | NWAFU | China | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Beatrice | Fiore | University of Florence | Italy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mario | Gonzales Santos | Universidad Nacional de Agricultura | Honduras | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Amar | Singh | Lovely Professional University | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rosa M | Garcinuño | UNED | Spain | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Usharani | | VISTAS | India | Best Researcher Award |