The evolution of development practice from a remote, top-down modality to a grass-roots participatory approach has
followed a theoretical progression that reflects increasing appreciation of the systemic nature of technological innovation,
institutional learning and knowledge flows among system actors. Thus, with SE as a grass-roots, farmer-centric development
mechanism, a locus for SE within the broader AIS framework may be proposed as shown in Figure 5 (Social
entrepreneurship as a mechanism for agro-innovation), building upon Hall’s construct of this theoretical evolution. The
proposed locus for SE as a putative mechanism for delivering AIS outcomes fits both the theoretical perspective and the
empirical evidence from Doi Tung in regard to the application of institutional interventions by SEs to mediate monetary and
non-monetary drivers of technology adoption by smallholder farmers.