WASTE-SEC tool for CL6 topics

Developed by Galanakis Laboratories within the Horizon Europe SecureFood project (2024–2027), the tool leverages historical and literature-based data to simulate the influence of key food security (FS) drivers—such as economic, biophysical, technological, and socio-cultural factors—on FLW levels and FS indexes. Through intuitive scenario modeling, users can assess the impacts of positive, neutral, or negative changes in these drivers, helping them visualize risks, plan responses, and evaluate intervention outcomes. WASTE-SEC empowers food actors and policymakers with actionable insights to reduce waste, strengthen system resilience, and support data-driven policy decisions. The tool integrates cloud-based computing, customized recommendations, and performance metrics to guide sustainable and adaptive FLW reduction strategies across diverse food value chains.

By adapting WASTE-SEC or developing a new decision support tool, GL can support the following CL6-2025 topics:

--It supports the sustainability assessment of CEA by modeling its effect on food loss, supply chain stability, and resource efficiency​

-It can be adapted to simulate scenarios focused on reducing losses in storage and transformation. It helps identify post-harvest hotspots, supporting targeted innovations in perishable crop handling

-By modeling the cascading impacts of food safety disruptions on food loss and supply chain resilience, it supports preparedness planning and decision-making for safe, waste-minimized food systems

-It can model disruptions and food loss in crisis scenarios (e.g., shocks in food supply), aiding humanitarian planning for optimized food use and improved nutritional outcomes

-By simulating the food security and FLW impacts of farming methods aligned with ecosystem restoration, it supports evaluation of restoration incentives and sustainability outcomes

-It can help test alternative governance or food economy models, quantifying FLW and food security impacts of biodiversity-positive practices