noun
food rationing; food distribution
Refers to the controlled distribution of food, often in contexts of wartime, disaster, or scarcity.
戦時中は食糧配給が厳しく制限されていた。
During the war, food rationing was strictly controlled.
配給 is a broader term for distribution or rationing of any goods, while 食糧配給 specifically refers to food.
Compound of 食糧 (food, provisions) and 配給 (distribution, rationing).