Thank you very much. That's really a critical question, moving forward.
If we look to the bigger picture internationally, it's my understanding, based on my experience in the industry, that Canada is the only place that depends on this type of KVD system. Obviously there are examples of systems that work around the world, and certainly Canada is not the only place in the world that grows and delivers good-quality wheat to its customers. So we believe there are options out there. Some that have been explored in the past include an affidavit type of system, which I believe is certainly an option and one that has been employed in Ontario.
If we look, though, to what Canada's competitive advantage is, we look to the seed certification system we have in Canada. We have developed in Canada a very effective system, where the CSGA—the seed growers across Canada—work hand in hand with the federal government through the CFIA to have what I think is a seed system second to none, which provides a guaranteed, known entity of seed when it reaches the farmer. I think that provides us with a good base for knowing what we're starting with, and combined with an affidavit system, we feel it can be quite effective and has been effective in the Ontario market.
We have some unique opportunities in Canada. We have a variety of registration systems that ensure we know what is going out there, what is available to be sold, and what is available to be produced by farmers. We have, again, a second-to-none seed certification system, so that we know the seed is being delivered in pure form to farmers and we know what we're starting with. Again, with an affidavit system we think we have a pretty effective option.
Also, I think it's been proven by both the Canadian Wheat Board and the private sector within Canada that we are able to do a good job of identity preservation, keeping things separate. The Canadian Wheat Board themselves run quite a number of IP programs, which I think have been quite effective, and certainly private industry across Canada has demonstrated in all sorts of crops that they are in fact able to keep things separate and know what they're delivering to their customers. So where there's a demand by the customer to know what they're getting, that can be accommodated by industry, and I think that's been demonstrated quite well. As well, we can certainly have a testing system to verify this through the CGC.