| Dr | Soumaya | Boukrouh | UM6P | Morocco | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Ayalneh Yedem | Fentie | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Muhammad | Haseeb | University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan | Pakistan | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Eric | LEGBA | World Vegetable Center, West and Central Africa (WCA), based at the IITA-Benin Campus in Cotonou, Benin | Benin | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Zhiyuan | Li | College of Horticulture, Xinjiang Agricultural University | China | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Pascal | Mwenge | Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Vaal University of Technology | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Pascal | Mwenge | Vaal University of Technology | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Hao | Lu | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |