College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is a public tertiary level
land-based college In the United Kingdom, land based colleges are colleges specialising in agriculture, horticulture, and other topics useful for rural economies. Most land based colleges are members of Landex, which promotes and coordinates the colleges.
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offering training in agriculture, food technology, horticulture, equine and agri-business operating at three sites in
Northern Ireland
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.
The college is funded by the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is a government department in the Northern Ireland Executive, the devolved administration for Northern Ireland. The minister with overall responsibility for the department i ...
(DAERA) of the
Northern Ireland Executive
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.
It is an associate member of the
Landex consortium of "Land Based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence".
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Campuses
* Greenmount Campus at Muckamore near Antrim in County Antrim
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(originally Greenmount College of Agriculture and Horticulture, founded in 1912).
* Enniskillen Campus at Levaghy near Enniskillen
Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,823 a ...
in County Fermanagh
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The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 ...
.
* Loughry Campus between Cookstown
Cookstown ( ga, An Chorr Chríochach, IPA: �anˠˈxoːɾˠɾˠˈçɾʲiːxəx is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of 11,599 in the 2011 census. It, along with Magh ...
and Dungannon
Dungannon () is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 14,340 at the 2011 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council had its headquarters in t ...
in County Tyrone
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(founded in 1908 as The Ulster Dairy School).
See also
* List of agricultural universities and colleges
This article lists agricultural universities and colleges around the world, by continent and country.
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* Higher National Agronomic School (French name: Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique)
Benin
* Agricultural University of ...
References
External links
*
Daily Telegraph: College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise guide
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Further education colleges in Northern Ireland
Agriculture in Northern Ireland
Educational institutions established in 1908
Agricultural universities and colleges in the United Kingdom
1908 establishments in Ireland
Universities and colleges in Northern Ireland