College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise

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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.

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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]

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