Jeanne Chane

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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]

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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. 1 2 3 Patricia Rain (20 June 2009). "Vanilla in Tahiti". The Vanilla Company. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Madame Jeanne CHANE Chevalier dans l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (PDF). Président de la Polynésie française. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2023.