Abstract: Despite the fact that agriculture is an age old profession, the recent trends in agricultural practices have caused massive damage to the environment. The contemporary agricultural practices that use chemical fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides are posing serious threat to soil, water and air resources as well as the health of the consumers and producers of agriculture products. Punjab pioneered in the adoption of green revolution technology and the agriculture scenario in Punjab today is unsustainable agriculture, depleted farm lands, declining water table, polluted soil, water and air resources, indebted peasantry and debt related suicides and serious health issues for the people of Punjab. In this vane, the paper talks about the hazardous consequences of indiscriminate use of chemicals in farming, adoption of organic farming and the myths and misconceptions of organic farming. The paper also suggests social work intervention to bring attitudinal change for this switch over from conventional farming to organic farming, to generate awareness among the masses about the ill effects of use of chemicals on health, environment and other natural resources, benefits of organic agriculture and for removing myths about organic farming. [Bala Ritu (2014). Effects of chemical use in farming: an area for social work intervention. Dynamics of Public Administration, 31(1), 47-58. CommentiaD_KcRoWAUw.jpg
