Koforidua Central Market is the beating heart of the Eastern Region's trade — a sprawling, open-air market in the centre of Koforidua where farmers, traders and buyers converge daily to exchange the region's rich agricultural produce. Koforidua itself is the capital of the Eastern Region, sitting in the Akuapem foothills about 60 km north of Accra. The town grew up around trade, and its central market has been the anchor of that trade for generations. Because the Eastern Region is one of Ghana's most productive agricultural belts — rolling hills, forest, and a climate that favours both food crops and tree crops — the market is famously well-stocked. You'll find: - **Food crops:** cassava, plantain, cocoyam, yam, maize, and the region's celebrated vegetables — garden eggs, kontomire (cocoyam leaves), tomatoes, okro and peppers. - **Fruits:** mangoes, pawpaw, pineapple, oranges and avocado, much of it from the surrounding Akuapem and New Juaben farming communities. - **Tree crops & staples:** cocoa (the Eastern Region is a major cocoa producer), palm oil, palm kernel, groundnuts and maize. - **Processed and local goods:** gari, fufu flour, kenkey, palm nut soup base, smoked fish, snails, and bush meat. - **Crafts and household items:** the market also carries cloth, beads, pottery and everyday hardware. The market is busiest on its major market days, when traders from villages across the region — Akropong, Aburi, Nsawam, Suhum, Asamankese and beyond — bring their harvests in. It's a genuine hub of the regional economy: a place where the farmer meets the consumer directly, and where prices for the week's produce are effectively set. Culturally, Koforidua is also famous for its **Easter flower show** and its proximity to the **Krobo bead markets** at Somanya and Odumase, so a visit to the central market pairs naturally with the town's craft and festival life. If you're exploring the Eastern Region, the market is the best single place to taste and see what the land actually produces. As the Akan say, *"Yεn nyinaa yε afuom"* — we are all from the farm; the market is simply where the farm meets the town.