FRENCH PALACE- ISTANBUL, 26.09.2024- ORDER OF AGRICULTURAL MERIT CEREMONY FOR MS. GULDAL BAKIRCI as KNIGHT ( Chevalier )

The General Manager of Lances Link Turkey, Ms. GuldalBakirci was decorated with the insignia of Knight for Order of Agricultural Merit bestowed by the French Republic’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forest,presented by the French Consul General Ms. Nadia Fanton on 26th of September 2024 at the French Palace (Palais de France) in Istanbul with a reception given in her honour.

Lances Link established in 1988 who is introducing innovative research and development solutions to Turkish Agricultural market and farmers, was acquired by one of the world leading bio solutions French Group De Sangosse SAS in 2014. The company is since then more involved in sustainable and integrated plant protection and plant nutrition products protecting the nature’s own resources while creating an influence on this developing culture with the know-how generated as an outcome of the laboratories of the Group companies in Europe mainly.

“Ms. Guldal Bakirci who is the leader of the company since 2011, was deemed worthy for this decoration by her brilliant career, her efforts and practices on continuity and her support on the agricultural economic relations between France and Turkey” The Consul General Nadia Fanton stated at the her speech and said “ I’m sure you are inspiring many young women while they are realizing how a woman can be involved in important matters, realizing her dreams and generate an added value to the community “.

French Order of Agricultural Merit:

The order was established on 7 July 1883, based on the proposition of the then Minister of Agriculture Jules Méline, in an effort to adequately reward services to agriculture in view of the maximum number of the Legion of Honour that could be awarded yearly. His reasoning was that more than eighteen million Frenchmen lived directly from this industry, which had a direct and powerful impact on the entire national economy (farmers, agronomists, professors, researchers, etc.). Labour was intensive and never ending, devotion was commonplace but the rewards were rare.

The Order of Agricultural Merit rewards people who rendered exceptional services to agriculture, whether in public duties or in the very practice of agriculture. It also rewards people who distinguished themselves in scientific research or in related publications. knights.

Award prerequisites are as follows: