Sam EatonFood for 9 BillionIntensive Lunch Play Now Download Sam EatonFood for 9 BillionIntensive Lunch Farmer Sumant Kumar reported world record rice yields on his land in Bihar using a set of techniques known as the System of Rice Intensification. Many mainstream scientists are skeptical. Photo by Sam Eaton. Farmers in India say a novel way of growing rice and other crops has quadrupled yields while using less seed, water, and fertilizer. But some scientists doubt the gains are real. DateJune 6, 2013 OutletsPRI's The World Tags Themes: Food, Environment, Technology Regions: Asia / Oceania Media: Audio Other Tags: System of Rice Intensification, Bihar, rice