The estimated requirement is 13.06 lakh quintals With the kharif (vanakalam) agriculture season approaching fast, the State government has stepped up positioning of seed, fertilizer and other inputs in districts for estimated cultivation in about 1.4 crore acres. The estimated requirement of seed for cultivation in 1.4 crore acres was 13.06 lakh quintals but the availability was about 18.29 lakh quintals since the State was home for many seed companies. The preparations for the season were discussed at a meeting by Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy with departmental officials including Secretary M. Raghunandan Rao, Managing Director of Telangana State Seed Development Corporation K. Keshavulu and others on Tuesday. The Minister reiterated appeal to the farming community to take up crops having good demand in the market such as cotton, red gram and others.