| Dr | Tlou | Masehela | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment | South Africa | Others | Weed amanagement | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Zongho | Kom | University Of Venda | South Africa | Agricultural Policy and Economics | Agriculture and SDGs | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Olawale | Akinrinde | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Sustainable Crop Production | Sorghum Farming and Sustainable Food Security | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Lelethu | Mdoda | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Climate Change and Agriculture | Climate change | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Simion | Matsvai | Walter Sisulu University | South Africa | Agricultural Policy and Economics | Applied Economics | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Mr | D | MOKATSANYANE | North-West University | South Africa | Agricultural Policy and Economics | Location Differentials/Transport | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Prof | Sue | Walker | ARC-NRE & UFS | South Africa | Agronomy & Crop Production | Agrometeorology & Intercropping | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Lungelo Given | Buthelezi | University of Zululand | South Africa | Agronomy & Crop Production | Plant Sciences | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Lungelo Given | Buthelezi | University of Zululand | South Africa | Food Security & Nutrition | Plant Sciences | Young Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Ms | Aifani Confidence | Tahulela | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Others | Sustainable Waste Management | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Abe | Gerrano | Agricultural Research Council, South Africa | South Africa | Crop Science & Breeding | Plant breeding | Research Excellence Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Nokwazi Carol | Mbili | University of KwaZulu-nATAL | South Africa | Plant Pathology & Disease Management | Postharvest Pathology | Research Excellence Award | agriscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Nomali | Ngobese | North-West University | South Africa | Food Security and Nutrition | Plant Physiology and Crop Science | Research Excellence Award | agriscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Vladimír | Langraf | Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra | Slovakia | Agroecology and Ecosystem Services | Agroecosystems, Entomology, Biostatistics, Big data | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Stefan | Gordanić | Institute for Medicinal Plants Research “Dr Josif Pančic” | Serbia | Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture | Agronomy | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Ratibor | Štrbanović | Institute for Plant Protection and Environment | Serbia | Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture | Seed production of field and vegetable plants | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Nadine | Worou | ILRI | Senegal | Water Management in Agriculture | Crop modelling in lowland rice agrosystem | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Ousmane | THIARE | Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis | Senegal | Others | Smart agriculture | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Dr | Sanjida | Haque | Prince Sultan University | Saudi Arabia | Others | Sustainability | Best Researcher Award | agriscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | هشام | غزاوي | جامعة الملك فيصل | Saudi Arabia | Sustainable Agriculture | تقليل التقشير في ثمار نخيل التمر | Excellence in Research Award | agriscientist.org |