@ARTICLE{10.21494/ISTE.OP.2017.0113, 

TITLE={Ecological transition of an innovation model: the seeds production of yams in Haiti}, 
  
AUTHOR={James Boyer, Ludovic Temple, }, 
	
JOURNAL={Technology and Innovation}, 
	
VOLUME={2}, 

NUMBER={Issue 2}, 
	
YEAR={2017}, 

URL={https://openscience.fr/Ecological-transition-of-an-innovation-model-the-seeds-production-of-yams-in}, 
	
DOI={10.21494/ISTE.OP.2017.0113}, 
	
ISSN={2399-8571}, 
	
ABSTRACT={This article shows how the passage of a linear model from innovation to an iterative, participatory and ecological process can modify technology and allow for its practical adoption. Our case study is based on the seed multiplication technology of yams in Haiti, known as minisett technology. We analyze the evolution of this technique between 1990–2012, using interviews with 26 experts (researchers, technicians, NGO leaders, farmers, etc.) and surveys of 106 farmers in three yam production regions in Haiti. We show how the failure of a linear model of technology transfer
allowed for the involvement of producers in the improvement of this technique and how this involvement associated with the greening of the technology has paved the way for a successful adoption of the technology. This success has been instrumental in increasing the production of yams in Haiti and thereby in increasing the income of the producers.}}