| Dr | Shuo | Wang | Yangzhou University | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Ana Clara | Candelaria Cucick | University of Sao Paulo- USP | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Farzad | Bagherzadeh Kasmani | University of Zabol | Iran | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Desalegn | Begna | Ethiopian Policy Studies Institute | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Terhi | Junkkari | University of Turku/Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences | Finland | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Mengistie | Mossie | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Zhongyuan | Liu | Hainan Uniersity | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Md Mehedi | Iqbal | Nagasaki University | Japan | Food Safety Innovation Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Yue | Li | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Kofi | Frimpong-Anin | CSIR-Crops Research Institute | Ghana | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Dahir | Ali | SIMAD University | Somalia | Best Paper Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Ganxue | Wu | Sichuan Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Dejun | Tan | Northwest A&F University | China | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | YEMANE HABTEMICHAEL | GEBREMESKAL | ITMO University | Russia | Sustainable Food Production Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | NIRBHAY | KUMAR | Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal | India | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Syed Ali | Hassan | National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Gustavo Henrique | Amaral Monteiro Rocha | Federal University of Goiás | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Hamed | Sardari | University of Tehran | Iran | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Zemenu | Adimas | Bahir Dar Univesity Intitute of Technology | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Peter | Makieu | Njala University, Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |