Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2023, 69(5):212-222 | DOI: 10.17221/49/2023-AGRICECON

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

Belén López-Felices ORCID...1,2, Juan Francisco Velasco-Muñoz ORCID...1,2, Isabel María Román-Sánchez ORCID...1,2, José Ángel Aznar-Sánchez ORCID...1,2
1 Department of Economy and Business, Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, University of Almería, Almería, Spain
2 Research Centre on Mediterranean Intensive Agrosystems and Agrifood Biotechnology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain

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

Keywords: behavioural economics; biological control; logit model; non-crop vegetation; sustainability

Received: February 6, 2023; Revised: April 18, 2023; Accepted: April 20, 2023; Prepublished online: May 16, 2023; Published: May 26, 2023  Show citation

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López-Felices B, Velasco-Muñoz JF, Román-Sánchez IM, Ángel Aznar-Sánchez J. Socioeconomic and technical factors determining the adoption of hedgerows around greenhouses in southeast Spain. Agric. Econ. - Czech. 2023;69(5):212-222. doi: 10.17221/49/2023-AGRICECON.
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