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The original 1883 decree created a single-grade order; only "Knights" ({{langx|fr|link=no|"chevaliers"}}) were thus decorated. The decree of 18 June 1887 added the grade of "Officer" ({{langx|fr|link=no|"Officier"}}). A third grade, that of "Commander" ({{langx|fr|link=no|"Commandeur"}}), was created by a decree of 3 August 1900. The present form and statute of the Order of Agricultural Merit were outlined in decree 59-729 of 15 June 1959.<ref name="FP"/> |
The original 1883 decree created a single-grade order; only "Knights" ({{langx|fr|link=no|"chevaliers"}}) were thus decorated. The decree of 18 June 1887 added the grade of "Officer" ({{langx|fr|link=no|"Officier"}}). A third grade, that of "Commander" ({{langx|fr|link=no|"Commandeur"}}), was created by a decree of 3 August 1900. The present form and statute of the Order of Agricultural Merit were outlined in decree 59-729 of 15 June 1959.<ref name="FP"/> |
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The Order comprises approximately 340,000 recipients to date, of which approximately 23,000 are alive at any given time, including all living former ministers of agriculture. Officers number approximately 60,000 to date with approximately 5,000 living, and approximately 4800 were made commanders to date, with approximately 400 living at any given time.<ref name="Chiffres">{{cite web|url=http://agriculture.gouv.fr/histoire/3_merite_agr/chiffres_1.htm|title=Le Mérite agricole – Chiffres|access-date=12 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930221922/http://agriculture.gouv.fr/histoire/3_merite_agr/chiffres_1.htm|archive-date=30 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
To date, the Order has approximately 340,000 recipients, with about 23,000 alive at any given time, including all living former ministers of agriculture. Approximately 60,000 officers have been appointed to date, with about 5,000 currently living. Approximately 4,800 have been made commanders, with about 400 living at any given time.<ref name="Chiffres">{{cite web|url=http://agriculture.gouv.fr/histoire/3_merite_agr/chiffres_1.htm|title=Le Mérite agricole – Chiffres|access-date=12 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930221922/http://agriculture.gouv.fr/histoire/3_merite_agr/chiffres_1.htm|archive-date=30 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Award statute== |
==Award statute== |
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