食しょく糧りょう庁ちょう

noun

Food Agency

A former Japanese government agency responsible for food supply and distribution, especially rice. Replaced by the 農林水産省 (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) in 2003.

• 食しょく糧りょう庁ちょうは2003年ねんに廃はい止しされ、その業ぎょう務むは農のう林りん水すい産さん省しょうに引ひき継つがれた。

  The Food Agency was abolished in 2003, and its operations were taken over by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.