Top 5 Urgent Thesis Topics on Rice Crisis, Farmer Struggles, and Food Security in the Philippines
Explore five timely and researchable thesis topic ideas on rice pricing, NFA regulation, and food security. Ideal for students in Agriculture, Economics, Political Science, and Development Studies.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Realyn Manalo
6/22/20252 min read


Source: GMA News Online
Let me convince you to make this a thesis.
A farmer wakes up at 4 a.m. to tend to his rice field. He labors through heat and flood. He harvests just enough to break even. Then rice prices crash. He sells at a loss. The middlemen win. Consumers pay more. The government stays silent. This is not fiction. This is our food system.
What’s really wrong? The National Food Authority was stripped of its power to control rice prices and supply. Since the Rice Tariffication Law, we left the market to fix itself. It didn’t. Farmers suffer. Consumers panic. Prices swing. And food security becomes a joke. We need the NFA back in control. Not tomorrow. Now.
Who Can Use These Topics
This research is ideal for students and professionals pursuing the following courses or strands:
College Programs:
Agriculture
Public Administration
Economics
Political Science
Development Studies
Senior High School Strands:
HUMSS
ABM
GAS
STEM
5 Thesis Topic Ideas
1.The Impact of Restoring NFA Regulatory Powers
on Rice Price Stability
This study will examine whether giving the NFA back its control functions leads to more stable rice prices in local markets.
Target Respondents
Rice traders
Retailers
Consumers
2.Effect of NFA Buffer Stock Management on Farmer Income Levels
The study will explore how increased buffer stock operations can affect the income security of local rice farmers.
Target Respondents
Rice farmers
Agricultural officers
NFA officials
3.The Role of NFA in Addressing Rice Supply Disruptions
During Climate-Related Disasters
This topic investigates how a stronger NFA presence can help mitigate rice shortages in disaster-prone areas.
Target Respondents
Disaster management officers
Farmers
Relief agencies
4.Perceptions of Smallholder Farmers on the Return
of NFA Market Regulation
This research will focus on how local farmers feel about the NFA regaining its old functions, and how it may affect their livelihoods.
Target Respondents
Smallholder rice farmers
Farmer cooperatives
Barangay agriculture committees
5.Evaluating Consumer Trust in Government-Led Rice
Price Control Measures
This research will assess how much trust consumers have in the government’s ability to control rice prices if the NFA regains power.
Target Respondents
Rice buyers
Urban low-income households
Market vendors
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