@ARTICLE{10.21494/ISTE.OP.2017.0109, TITLE={Biotechnology Cotton in Burkina Faso: Trajectory of an Innovation in a Development Context}, AUTHOR={Eveline M.F.W. Compaoré Sawadogo, }, JOURNAL={Technology and Innovation}, VOLUME={2}, NUMBER={Issue 2}, YEAR={2017}, URL={http://openscience.fr/Biotechnology-Cotton-in-Burkina-Faso-Trajectory-of-an-Innovation-in-a}, DOI={10.21494/ISTE.OP.2017.0109}, ISSN={2399-8571}, ABSTRACT={This article traces the innovation of biotechnology cotton, known as Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), in Burkina Faso. It argues that the introduction of this cotton into the agricultural system of the country has led to a shift in the control of the power of the national actors (industries, researchers, farmers, state, civil society) for foreign actor (Monsanto), which uses its position to maximize its economic gain at the expense of a large number of small farmers and the national agricultural research system. To define the network of actors, this paper uses the analytical concept of Actor Network Theory (ANT) (CALLON 1986). It is a unique approach that sheds light on the complexities of connecting actors. The ethnographic method, including interviews and observations were used to reconstruct the innovation system of this biotechnological cotton.}}