The Dairy Farmers of Canada and the provincial associations have put some initiatives in place. One major initiative, proAction, seeks to improve on-farm practices, educate farmers on the importance of those practices, and, by extension, the public. It actually starts on the farm and continues throughout the chain of production.
We also have a five-year federal-provincial policy framework for Canada's agricultural and agrifood sector, called Growing Forward, which will continue until 2018. A new five-year policy framework will then be introduced. Through this policy framework, governments have supported initiatives developed by the dairy sector, especially within innovation clusters. Quite a few programs are under way. I don't have the figures with me, but the department would be glad to provide the committee with that information. A number of investments have been made to support sector initiatives focused on innovation.
Further to specific initiatives and his ministerial mandate, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food was tasked with delivering a program to develop value-added agricultural and agrifood products. In terms of facilitating innovation, then, that part of the program will be especially important for both dairy producers and processors. Those are some examples.