BrandPost: Why HPC Matters: Feeding the Planet

Could high-performance computing (HPC) help feed the planet? The European Commission thinks so.In a recent article, the Commission, which is the executive arm of the European Union, noted that HPC is one of the keys to increased agriculture production. The Commission said that HPC is becoming critical in agricultural activity, plague control, pesticides design and pesticides effects.1 For example, it notes that HPC enables numerical simulations of plant growth that help seed companies achieve s