Alert and Phytosanitary Information Network in Andalusia (RAIF)

In 1996 the Phytosanitary Alert and Information Network was launched for the first time in Andalusia. From the beginning it was a pioneering idea in Spain that aimed, through the adequate training of a series of specialized field technicians, to meet the following objectives:
· To monitor in space and time, the phytosanitary status of the main crops of Andalusia, especially in those crops and in those pests or diseases subject to the EEC Directive, and for the purposes contemplated there, using the most advanced pest and disease monitoring systems.
·Manage all the information on the phytosanitary status of crops that can be obtained from all the sources available in Andalusia (data from ATRIAS, APIS, RAIF technicians, or technicians from the Olive Fly Alert Network, etc.).
·To be able to respond to the growing demand for information at all levels (agricultural sector, demands of the regional administration itself, MAPA, etc.).
·Perform special actions aimed at collecting data on pests of particular concern to the sector due to the problems posed, taking advantage of the network of control stations that make up the RAIF.