Order of Agricultural Merit

Order of Agricultural Merit
Officer's insignia (obverse and reverse)
Awarded by the Minister of Agriculture
of the French Republic
TypeOrder of merit
Established7 July 1883
Awarded forSpecial distinction in services to agriculture
StatusCurrently constituted
President of the Order's councilStéphane Travert, Minister of Agriculture
Secretary of the Order's councilCoralie Bernard, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Agriculture office
GradesCommander
Officer
Knight
Statistics
First induction17 July 1883
Last inductionApril 2017
(Charles, Prince of Wales)
Total inductees30,000 (living)
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Academic Palms
Next (lower)Order of Maritime Merit
RelatedNational Order of Merit

Commander

Officer

Knight
The three graded ribbon bars of the Order

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.[1]

  1. ^ "France Phaléristique web site" (in French). Marc Champenois. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2013.