Airtel’s perilous safari: How Sunil Bharti Mittal conquered Africa

Speaking at a G20 event recently in Delhi, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises Sunil Bharti Mittal, the man who founded Bharti Airtel, exhorted the world to bet on Africa, calling it the last continent of hope, having a large young population but also one of the most backward parts of the world.

“Just adopt Africa as a place to do agriculture and perhaps value-added agriculture. The entire world can change. 5- 10% of its 60% of uncultivated land can dramatically alter the food chain and food ecosystem of the world,” he said.