| Mr. | Chanjoo | Park | National Institute of Forest Science | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Hyun Je | Oh | KiCT/UST | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Junseop | Shin | School of Psychology, Korea University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | EUNSIL | JUNG | Kyungpook National University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zezethu | Mnqeta | University of Limpopo | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | MOJEED | AGORO | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | david | coldwell | Wits | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Martha | Sheepo | University of KwaZulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zelna | Booth | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Helen Snethemba | Ndlovu | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Busisiwe | Vilakazi | University of Mpumalanga | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Janéne | Strydom | ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Lydia | Madika | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr. | Hajer | Ben Ammar | AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA | Slovenia | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Prince Emmanuel | Norman | Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, | Sierra Leone | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | JOHN FESTUS | VANDY | INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE | Sierra Leone | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Hani | Al-Baadani | King Saud Univeristy | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Naeem | Abbas | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Brande | Wulff | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |