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]

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. Patricia Rain (20 June 2009). "Vanilla in Tahiti". The Vanilla Company. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. "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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