The minister urged the association to identify areas of interest that could drive higher productivity.
A formal application has now been submitted to the European Commission so that Sweden can be officially declared free of the disease at the end of September.
“It is, therefore, imperative that the sector be given the utmost priority in national economic policies and future budgets.”
The government had on Tuesday kicked off a campaign to raise public awareness of the virus’s threat and urge people to take precautions against it.
