noun
food control system
Refers to the government system for managing food supply, distribution, and pricing, especially in Japan during and after WWII.
戦後の食糧管理制度は、米の流通を厳しく管理していた。
The postwar food control system strictly managed rice distribution.
Compound of 食糧 (food, provisions), 管理 (management, control), and 制度 (system).