Jeanne Chane

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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