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Jeanne Chane (born 31 August 1935) [1] is a French Polynesian vanilla trader and the "single most powerful person in the Tahitian vanilla trade". [2]

Biography

Chane was born in Uturoa on the island of Raiatea [3] and is of Chinese descent. [2] Her family has been involved in vanilla production for three generations, [3] and she took over the family business at the age of twenty. [2]

In 1995, she was made a knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit. [3] In 2008, she was promoted to officer. [3] In July 2017, she was made a knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Remise de l'insigne d'officier de l'ordre du Mérite agricole à Mme Jeanne CHANE" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Patricia Rain (20 June 2009). "Vanilla in Tahiti". The Vanilla Company. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Madame Jeanne CHANE Chevalier dans l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (PDF). Président de la Polynésie française. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2023.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeanne Chane (born 31 August 1935) [1] is a French Polynesian vanilla trader and the "single most powerful person in the Tahitian vanilla trade". [2]

Biography

Chane was born in Uturoa on the island of Raiatea [3] and is of Chinese descent. [2] Her family has been involved in vanilla production for three generations, [3] and she took over the family business at the age of twenty. [2]

In 1995, she was made a knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit. [3] In 2008, she was promoted to officer. [3] In July 2017, she was made a knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Remise de l'insigne d'officier de l'ordre du Mérite agricole à Mme Jeanne CHANE" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Patricia Rain (20 June 2009). "Vanilla in Tahiti". The Vanilla Company. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Madame Jeanne CHANE Chevalier dans l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (PDF). Président de la Polynésie française. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2023.



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