Kenya: Icipe Leads War On Hunger and Disease

27 October 2011

Smelly socks can fight malaria... and that is only one of the amazing -- and shocking -- discoveries that have come from the shores of Lake Victoria.

From plants and animal improvements, to environmental and crop health, a team of researchers work in more than 50 acres at Mbita, hosting the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe).

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