Abstract:Hedgerow technique has been used as a soil and water conservation measure and source control technique of agricultural nonpoint source pollution and it has been widely applied in the world. Based on introducing the definition and types of hedgerow technique, the domestic and international research status of the hedgerow technique’s ecological benefits, economic benefits, social benefits, landscape benefits and benefit evaluation were summarized. Among them, the hedgerow’s ecological benefit is reflected mainly in conserving soil and water, improving microtopography, increasing land productivity and controlling agricultural non-point source pollution. The problems were disclosed in the current benefit evaluation of the hedgerow, such as incomplete evaluation content and indices, poor comparability of evaluation result. Finally, the research prospects of the related problems in the hedgerow’s benefits and benefit evaluation were put forward.