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Mérite agricole

 
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Mérite agricole
Ordre du Merite Agricol.jpg
The chevalier, officier, and commandeur of the ordre Mérite agricole
Awarded by  France Ministère de l'Agriculture
Type Order with 3 degrees:
Commandeur (commander)
Officier (officer)
Chevalier (knight)
Awarded for Special distinction in services to agriculture
Status Active
Statistics
Established 7 July 1883
First awarded 17 July 1883
Total awarded >400,000
Distinct
recipients
~30,000 living
Precedence
Next (higher) Ordre des Palmes académiques
Next (lower) Ordre du Mérite Maritime
Ruban de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole.PNG
The ribbon of the order

The Ordre National du Mérite Agricole is an order of merit established in France on 7 July 1883 by Minister of Agriculture Jules Méline to reward services to agriculture. Its ribbon is Moiré pattern green (holders are said to "avoir le poireau", or "have a leek", in reference to its colour) with a red-orange stripe down each side - the stripes symbolise the presitigious institution of the ordre national de la Légion d’honneur. The Order has the ranks of knight (around 23,000 at present, including all living former ministers of agriculture), officer (5,000) and commander (400).

Canada has an equivalent order, whose recipients include Onésiphore Ernest Talbot.

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Members

Commandeur

Officier

Chevalier

Unknown rank

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