College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise explained

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is a public tertiary level land-based college offering training in agriculture, food technology, horticulture, equine and agri-business operating at three sites in Northern Ireland.

The college is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) of the Northern Ireland Executive.^[1]

It is an associate member of the Landex consortium of "Land Based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence".^[2]

Campuses

• Greenmount Campus at Muckamore near Antrim in County Antrim (originally Greenmount College of Agriculture and Horticulture, founded in 1912).
• Enniskillen Campus at Levaghy near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.
• Loughry Campus between Cookstown and Dungannon in County Tyrone (founded in 1908 as The Ulster Dairy School).

See also

• List of agricultural universities and colleges

External links

• • Daily Telegraph: College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise guide

Notes and References

1. http://www.dardni.gov.uk/ Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
2. http://www.landex.org.uk/membership.php Landex: Membership