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Contact Us

If you would like to find out more, about the Rural Development Programme, please contact us:

Tel: 0845 3044 509
Write to us at:
Rural Development Programme
Room 141
Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3SB

or call in to any of the DARD offices listed below:

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Kilpatrick House
38-54 High Street
Ballymena
BT43 6DT
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Glenree House
Carnbane Industrial Estate
Newry
BT35 6EF
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Rathkeltair House
Market Street
Downpatrick
BT30 6LZ
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
2 Newry Road
Armagh
BT60 1EN
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Crown Buildings
Artillery Road
Coleraine
BT79 7AQ
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Inishkeen House
Killyhevlin Industrial Estate
Enniskillen
BT74 4EJ
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Crown Buildings
Thomas Street
Dungannon
BT70 1HR
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Sperrin House
Sedan Avenue
Omagh
BT79 7AQ

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RDP in action

Picture of a beef farmer, Andy Bryan

Best beef traced from farm to plate

Glen Tender is a UK award-winning brand of Northern Ireland bred Aberdeen Angus beef, set up by three local farmers. Find out how the Rural Development Programme provided the trio with essential marketing expertise.
Picture of nature lover, Ted Loughran

Putting down roots

Nature lover Ted Loughran turned his cattle farm into woodland, creating a rich environment for wildlife and walkers alike. He explains how planting trees is an investment both for now and for future generations.
A worker from PRS Environmental holding a jar of oil.

Fuel of the future

Thanks to the Rural Development Programme a Gilford based company, PRS Environmental, is revving up for the future, having turned a good idea into a successful reality.