Socioeconomic and technical factors determining the adoption of hedgerows around greenhouses in southeast Spain

Pest control is one of the ecosystem services most affected by intensification agriculture. Pests can lead to significant losses in crop yields and jeopardise food security. In this context, installing hedgerows around greenhouses presented as an opportunity improve presence natural enemies favour pests. However, adoption practice has not spread among farmers. The objective article determine factors that affect decision adopt studying case southeast Spain. A binary logistic regression model developed from a farmer survey 189 farmers study area. variables are when explaining installation size farm, expenses, number methods used combat pests, technical advice, environmental awareness. Based on these results, action measures proposed promote practice.