| 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 |
| Dr | Zelna | Booth | University Of The Witwatersrand | South Africa | | |
| 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 |
| Ms | Busisiwe | Vilakazi | University of Mpumalanga | South Africa | | |
| 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 |
| Dr | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | | |
| Dr | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Claire | Grootboom | University of the Western Cape/Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | | |
| Ms | Claire | Grootboom | University of the Western Cape/Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Lindokuhle Sibusiso | Nhlenyama | Lindokuhle Nhlenyama, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zululand. | South Africa | | |
| Mr | Siyabonga | Gasa | University of Fort Hare | South Africa | Best 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 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | MOHAMED | MOTAWEI | Qassim university | Saudi Arabia | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Mohammad | Faisal | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Ezzeddine | Mosbah | King Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Sallah | Al Hashedi | Central Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Excellence in Research Award | plantscientist.org |