College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is a public college and an integral part of the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). With approximately 1,900 students across three campuses—Greenmount (Antrim), Loughry (Cookstown) and Enniskillen—CAFRE provides further and higher education in agriculture, food, equine, horticulture, floristry, veterinary nursing and land-based engineering. Higher education degree programmes are validated by Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast. CAFRE also offers postgraduate Strategic Leadership for Agri-Food programmes in partnership with Queen's University Belfast at Loughry Campus. Students benefit from no tuition fees for full-time Further Education courses and significant industry bursary and scholarship support for Higher Education students. The college maintains international exchange programmes with Michigan State University, University of Kentucky, and partners in New Zealand and The Netherlands. CAFRE also delivers business support, knowledge transfer and training programmes for the Northern Ireland agri-food industry.