| Mérite agricole | |
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![]() The chevalier, officier, and commandeur of the ordre Mérite agricole |
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| 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 |
The ribbon of the order |
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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
- Jacques Chirac
- Patricia Gallagher
- Michel Guérard
- Patrick Levaye
- Bernard Loiseau
- Kermit Lynch
- Brian Morrissey
- Roland Passot
- Jacques Pépin
- Jon Winroth
Unknown rank
- Jean Carmet
- Catherine Deneuve
- Jean-Paul Huchon
- Paul Morand
- Louis Pasteur
- Roger Peyrefitte
- Michel Serrault
- Will Studd
References
- Charcosset, Gaëlle (Oct/Nov 2002). "La distinction aux champs. Les décorés du Mérite agricole (Rhône, 1883-1939)" (in French). Ruralia. ISSN 1280-374X. http://ruralia.revues.org/document294.html. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
External links
- Ministère de l'Agriculture, Ordre du Mérite Agricole official website (French)
- Site and forum on military and civil French orders and medals (French)
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