Josephine Okot is a Ugandan businesswoman, entrepreneur and corporate executive, who is the founder, managing director and chief executive officer of Victoria Seeds Limited, an agribusiness enterprise based in Uganda that processes, packages and markets agricultural seeds to farmers in the countries of the African Great Lakes.
[1] Okot was born in Gulu District, in the Northern Region of Uganda.
[5] Okot's company received a financial guarantee from a USAID-funded project, which allowed her to secure start-up funding.
[6] Victoria Seeds Limited is affiliated with 900 rural farmers, the majority of whom are women.
[3][4] In recognition of her efforts, persistence, resilience ad mentorship, Okot has received national and international awards including the Yara Prize in 2007.