(しょくりょう)

しょくりょう
noun
food, provisions
See also: 食糧(しょくりょう) (provisions (糧))
1. food, provisions, food supplies
Food considered as a supply or stock, especially for sustaining life.
食料(しょくりょう)()りない
There isn't enough food.
The world's food problem is serious.
We stockpile food in preparation for disasters.
Raising the food self-sufficiency rate has become a major challenge for the country.

食料(しょくりょう) emphasizes food as a supply or resource.

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