Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference opens in Bhubaneswar with five eastern states
On 19 May 2026 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference in Bhubaneswar, bringing together Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.
Summary
The Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference was inaugurated in Bhubaneswar on 19 May 2026 by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Representatives of Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal discussed pulses and oilseeds production, integrated farming for small and marginal farmers, natural farming, the farmer registry and horticulture. Chouhan said eastern India could become the growth engine of India's agriculture, called for balanced fertiliser use under the slogan 'Save Farms, Save Soil, Save Farmers', and described fake fertilisers, spurious pesticides and substandard seeds as serious crimes against farmers.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 19 May 2026, Bhubaneswar
- Inaugurated by
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi
- States
- Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal
- Focus
- Pulses & oilseeds, integrated farming, natural farming, farmer registry, horticulture
- Slogan
- 'Save Farms, Save Soil, Save Farmers'
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Which of the following states was NOT among those represented at the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference in Bhubaneswar in May 2026?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — Assam
The conference brought together Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. Assam was not listed.