I can talk to you about how it's progressing, but as I said before, a lot of different provincial ministers are involved with it, and I cannot state the framework we're working on. There's no announcement yet.
We tried to make sure...like what I saw when I was out in your riding. That kind of thing brings in a lot of dollars: very successful small operations that produce fresh food for communities. That kind of thing is more than excellent. That and many other things is what we're trying to make sure we put together.
The business risk management part is very important, in my opinion. I think the ministers agreed that it is, and hopefully we can deal with that in an appropriate manner.
It's also important to note—and I just want to emphasize for the committee and anybody who is listening—that there are a lot more dollars beyond the national policy framework. Farmers are innovative. I've farmed all my life. You have to make it work. If anybody can make it work it's a farmer because you have to be a lot of different things: a bit of a mechanic, a bit of a welder, and a bit of a veterinarian. These dollars are there to make sure that the agricultural sector is more innovative, that there's more clean technology. All this stuff is so important.
Then there are the superclusters to make sure we're able to capture the worldwide opportunities. I had the privilege of being in Vietnam, India, and China. The demand for food is immense and is growing by about 7% per year in these countries. They want the good food you had for breakfast today, and it's our job to produce it.
The policy framework and the last budget were put together to help do that. It's important that farmers realize that both are there to make sure we work together. It's not just through my department; it's an all-of-government program. I'm sure the agricultural sector will do very well on this.