| 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 | Cong | Cheng | Xinjiang Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Ziqian | Wang | Xinjiang Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | DAVID | IZERE | Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography | Rwanda | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | HONGBO | SHAO | Yancheng Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jianwei | Zhang | Zhejiang Ocean university | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Lei | Zhang | Zhejiang Sci-Tech University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Jun | Meng | Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China | China | Best Scholar Award | soilscientists.org |