Beijing: India and China have started working on a key bilateral agreement to enhance cooperation in the agriculture sector, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said after concluding his official visit to China.

He termed his discussions with the Chinese side as successful and productive and said officials of both countries have started working on a bilateral agreement, which could be signed "at an appropriate time." Pawar, who held in-depth talks with his Chinese counterpart Du Qinglin suggested that since both India and China had their strong as well as weak points, it would be beneficial for both countries to enhance cooperation so that they could be mutually beneficial.

For instance, Pawar noted India was ahead of China in terms of agricultural production. However, China is way ahead in terms of per hectare yield. Pawar, whose visit came prior to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's scheduled state visit to India from April 9-12, also conveyed greetings from the Indian leadership to Wen.