African Journal of Crop Improvement

Welcome to the African Journal of Crop Improvement (AJCI)

The African Journal of Crop Improvement (AJCI) is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the African Plant Breeders Association (APBA), Africa’s largest network of plant breeding professionals and academics. AJCI publishes high-quality analytical, conceptual, applied, and empirical research that advances genetics, plant breeding, and crop improvement across Africa. The journal embraces the multidisciplinary nature of plant breeding, covering areas such as germplasm conservation, pre-breeding and cultivar development, trait discovery, genomics-assisted breeding, genome editing, phenomics, and speed breeding. AJCI is committed to showcasing innovative research that integrates traditional and modern approaches to strengthen agricultural research, development, and food security in Africa.