Order of Agricultural Merit
The Order of Agricultural Merit (French: Ordre du Mérite agricole) is an order of merit bestowed by the French Republic for outstanding contributions to agriculture. When it was created in 1883, it was second in importance only to the Legion of Honour within the French order of precedence.
| Order of Agricultural Merit | |
|---|---|
Officer's insignia (obverse and reverse) | |
| Awarded by the Minister of Agriculture of the French Republic | |
| Type | Order of merit |
| Established | 7 July 1883 |
| Awarded for | Special distinction in services to agriculture |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| President of the Order's council | Stéphane Travert, Minister of Agriculture |
| Secretary of the Order's council | Coralie Bernard, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Agriculture office |
| Grades | Commander Officer Knight |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 17 July 1883 |
| Last induction | April 2017 (Charles, Prince of Wales) |
| Total inductees | 30,000 (living) |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Academic Palms |
| Next (lower) | Order of Maritime Merit |
| Related | National Order of Merit |
Commander Officer Knight The three graded ribbon bars of the Order | |
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