Order of Merit for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Order of Merit for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Orden del Mérito Agrario, Pesquero y Alimentario
Grand Cross with diamonds of the Order of Agricultural merit (model 1905-1931).
Awarded by Council of Ministers
TypeOrder of Merit
Awarded forOutstanding performance in agriculture, fisheries, and food.
Grand ChancellorMinister of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Precedence
Next (higher)Orden Civil del Mérito Postal[1]
Next (lower)Orden de las Artes y las Letras de España[1]

Ribbon bar of the Grand Cross of the order.

The Order of Merit for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Spanish: Orden del Mérito Agrario, Pesquero y Alimentario) is a Civil Order of Merit awarded by Spain. It is awarded to recognize people and organizations for outstanding performance in agriculture, fisheries, and food in all its manifestations. The order was established by Royal Decree 421/1987, on 27 February 1987.

  1. ^ a b Civil Orders of Spain. Heraldaría. (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2013.