Case Study: Major Consulting Firm improves food insecurity planning with AnyLogic

Population Simulation Modeling Using Real-World Data to Battle Food Insecurity

A Major Consulting Firm, working for an International Civil Agency, needed a better way to analyze and respond to food insecurity in developing countries. Using AnyLogic, the firm set out to model how household food access, distribution, and nutrition needs affect vulnerability across different populations.

AnyLogic helped the consultancy build a population simulation combining Household Economy Analysis with system dynamics and agent-based modeling. The model let the team test mitigation strategies, simulate household behavior by wealth band, and support targeted food and cash assistance. As a result, the International Civil Agency gained a more realistic decision-making tool for exploring aid distribution methods to help reduce food insecurity.