GBARNGA, Bong County, Oct. 30 -- The arrival of 30 pieces of heavy earthmoving equipment in Bong County is being greeted as a turning point for the county's farmers, traders and rural families. The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the machines could turn isolation into opportunity.

By Selma Lomax, selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com

Dr. Emmanuel King Urey Yarkpawolo, the EPA Executive Director and a son of Zota District, said the yellow machines carry meaning far beyond the construction work they are expected to do. In his view, passable roads sit at the heart of food security, farm income and the daily survival of rural households.

In a statement marking the arrival, Dr. Yarkpawolo commended President Joseph Ny...