Pakistan, Jan. 20 -- Pakistan-China cooperation program on cotton improvement is underway, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Tuesday.

"While Pakistan is still struggling to cope with the problems of insect pests, diseases, fiber quality and yield in the cotton industry, China has already made a significant breakthrough to overcome these problems long ago, said agriculrure scientist Muhammad Shahid Iqbal.

Shahid is currently working as a Ph.D. scholar on the program initiated by Cotton Research Institute (CRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in collaboration with Cotton Research Institute Multan, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, and several Pakistani agriculture universities. He is part of the Pakistan-China join...