Fertilizer Consumption by farm Size in District Swabi

The present study was conducted during August. 2003 in two villages of District Swabi NWFP. Pakistan to investigate the consumption of various fertilizers. Our study revealed that, small growers, in general, used higher levels of different types of available fertilizer than medium and large size farms. Small landholders used 102.29 nutrients kg acre 1 of nitrogenous fertilizer, while medium and large farmers used 36.82 nutrients kg and 70.79 nutrients kg less acre respectively than the small farms. In the case of phosphatic fertilizer, small growers used 55.67 nutrients kg acre while medium and large farms consumed 27 and 35 nutrients kg acre -1 less. respectively. Similarly, in case of potash fertilizer, small growers used 22.62 nutrients kg acre -1, while medium and large growers applied 15.41 and 19.14 nutrients kg acre less than small farms