This study examined the employment potentialities in organic and inorganic paddy farming in Shimoga district of Karnataka. Field survey has been conducted during 2010-11 for collecting data from the four taluks lies in the hilly region of the district. Data have collected regarding paddy production under organic and inorganic farming systems. The results of the study showed that the organic farming is a sustainable form of farming and alternative to inorganic farming. Organic respondents have socially and economically ahead than the inorganic respondents. Educated respondents are more conscious about food and agro ecosystem thereby farmers with higher level of knowledge adopt the resource conserving and environmental friendly organic farming. It is found that forward caste people are more inclination towards the organic farming and backward caste people are still sticking to inorganic farming system. The mean value of organic respondents land holding is considerably higher than that of inorganic respondents land holding. Finally, it also reveals the fact that the organic farming is more labour intensive method compared to the inorganic farming system.