| Mérite agricole | |
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The chevalier, officier, and commandeur of the ordre Mérite agricole |
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| 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 |
| Since 1999
Commandeur |
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The Ordre National du Mérite Agricole (National Order of Agricultural Merit) 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 prestigious institution of the ordre national de la Légion d’honneur. The Order has the ranks of knight (about 340,000 to date, of which about 23,000 are alive at present, including all living former ministers of agriculture), officer (about 60,000 to date, about 5,000 living) and commander (about 4800 to date, 400 living).[1]
Canada has an equivalent order, whose recipients include Onésiphore Ernest Talbot.
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