SOURCE: Opportunity International Innovative Agricultural Finance Model, Savings Programs and Insurance to Reach More Than 90,000 Smallholder Farms Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa OAK BROOK, IL–(Marketwire – October 7, 2010) –   Combining the best of traditional microfinance with a rigorous understanding of the unique factors associated with smallholder agriculture in Africa, Opportunity International has developed an innovative and holistic agricultural finance model that has the potential to transform Africa’s smallholder farmers from subsistence growers to cash crop producers and to move the continent toward becoming a self-sustaining food producer. Earlier this spring, the U.S. government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative , also referred to as “Feed the Future,” was unveiled with the objective to accelerate inclusive agriculture sector growth by improving agricultural productivity, expanding markets and trade, and increasing economic resilience in vulnerable rural communities

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Oct. 7, 2010) – British Columbia Magazine was in the winners’ circle on September 26, 2010 at the 30 th annual awards ceremony hosted by the International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) in Branson, Missouri. The publication brought nine awards home to British Columbia for excellence in magazine publishing, including Finalist for Magazine of the Year, Gold for Nature Feature, and Gold for Special Focus for its Summer 2009 edition. The issue marked the magazine’s 50 th anniversary and featured the full-length special feature, “50 Things to Do in B.C.

SOURCE: Downtown Santa Monica Bayside District Introduces Ashley Walkley SANTA MONICA, CA–(Marketwire – October 6, 2010) –  Downtown Santa Monica is pleased to announce the addition of Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, Ashley Walkley, to Bayside District Corporation.