The price of rice continues to increase and cartelling is partly to blame, observers say

As a result of poor governance and political instability, opportunists are hiking the price of the Nepali staple for which the country is dependent on imports.

The price of rice has been increasing month-on-month in Nepal, a country that heavily depends on imported rice. The price of jeera masino rice, the most consumed rice, has increased by Rs200 per 25 kg bag within a few weeks, said the consumer right activists.