A farmer-led group, run by and for the farmers of west Fermanagh.
West Fermanagh Farmers Cluster Ltd was established in October 2024 by a group of local farmers who saw a clear need: an organisation rooted in the west Fermanagh catchment, run by farmers, that could bring in funding and support for the hill and suckler farms that make up much of this landscape.
WFFC is a farmer-led group, registered as a company limited by guarantee, with a board of active farmer-directors who understand the land and the businesses that depend on it. We work closely with a panel of professional advisers to deliver projects that meet real needs — environmental, financial, and community-focused.
To lead landscape-scale regeneration of the farmed environment and rural communities in west Fermanagh through collaboration and knowledge exchange.
To develop and support a diverse and pro-active group of local farmers, partners, and advisers who work and learn together to promote sustainable farming practices that are mutually beneficial to the farmer, the local environment, and the wider public.
WFFC is directed by six farmer-directors drawn from across the catchment, covering farming credibility, agricultural finance, and community links.
Our board brings together decades of hands-on farming experience across hill sheep, suckler cattle, and mixed enterprises, alongside financial and community expertise. Board members are active farmers and local figures with strong roots in the west Fermanagh area.
We work across the west Fermanagh catchment, land that is largely classified as High Nature Value (HNV) farmland. Read more about our catchment, wildlife, and where we are →
Our farmer board is backed by a panel of professional advisers who bring in specialist expertise — from agri-environment science to community development — to help us deliver funded projects to a high standard.
Panel members are drawn from organisations including Queen's University Belfast, Ulster Wildlife, the University of Exeter, and local community and environmental bodies. This partnership between farming knowledge and professional expertise is central to how WFFC operates.
See what we've delivered so far, and the wider farming, environmental, and creative work our board members bring back into the cluster.