Food security without food sovereignty cannot be a reality. The future of the world depends on sustainable and regenerative food production systems. We produce enough food to feed the population of over 8 billion souls, yet as many as 828 million people don’t have enough food to eat every day. On global scale the prevalence of severe food insecurity has increased from 9.3 percent in 2019 to 11.7 percent in 2021. With seven years remaining to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, the world is moving in the wrong direction. It is estimated that nearly 670 million people (8 percent of the world population) will still be undernourished in 2030. There is an urgent need for a massive scale-up of investments in agriculture and long-term rural development from governments, investors and private players with the view to ensure nutritional security and food sovereignty.