Abstract
Pakistan is an agricultural country and its increased agricultural productions depend on the consumption of chemical fertilizers. In this
paper an effort has been made to highlight the socio-economic factors affecting fertilizer use in district Peshawar. Regression analysis
revealed that the educational status, farmers tenurial status, prices of fertilizers, farm income and the annual credit significantly (p <
0.05) affect the demand of various fertilizers. While the acreage under crops and the farmer’s age do not play a pivotal role in the
consumption of N, P and K-fertilizers.
