The instrument aims to improve access to agricultural inputs and services, including fertilizer and seed, as well as so-called safety-net measures, aiming to preserve or improve agricultural production and to satisfy the basic food needs of the most vulnerable people.
Lai palīdzība būtu efektīva, Eiropas Parlaments panāca, ka prioritāra ir palīdzība visvairāk cietušajām valstīm.