Water Engineering Technology (WET)
Venture Overview
Water Engineering Technology (WET) manufactures environmentally friendly and affordable water pumping equipment for irrigation agriculture using locally available materials that are easily repairable and understood by users. Founder Professor Banda, an irrigation engineer from Malawi, has dedicated his career to promoting sustainable energy and irrigation technologies to transform vulnerable agrarian communities and improve food security across rural regions.
Website: www.africawindmill.org
Venture Issue Area: Energy & Water
Venture Headquarters: Lilongwe, Malawi
Venture Founder
Professor Banda is an ambitious Malawian innovator, problem solver, and technical professional with hands-on experience in irrigation agriculture, food security, and sustainable energy.
He believes part of his life’s mission is to expand access to affordable, sustainable, and efficient irrigation technologies that can transform the livelihoods of vulnerable agrarian communities. Through his work in project coordination, rural development, irrigation technology training, and mindset change, he has developed strong expertise in advancing practical solutions that improve lives.
Professor earned a bachelor’s degree in Irrigation Engineering from the University of Malawi’s Bunda College, now Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Sustainable Energy at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences.
He previously worked with the Government of Malawi under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security as an intern, where he trained farmers in irrigation farming. He also works with Africa Windmill Project as a project coordinator in Chigonthi EPA, providing modern agricultural training and promoting renewable energy technologies for irrigation farming.
Professor is the co-founder and team leader of Water Engineering Technology, known as WET, which designs and produces water-pumping equipment for agricultural use. The equipment is made from locally available materials, making it accessible, repairable, and easy to understand for the communities it serves. Through this work, he is helping promote food security and sustainable agricultural development.
