Introductory remarks by IFPRI Director General, Shenggen Fan, at the 23rd Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture, held September 27, 2013 in Washington DC. The lecture featured Shawn K. Baker, Interim Director, Nutrition in the Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation speaking on "Stepping into the SUN: Successes and Constraints from On-the-Ground".