EU must be joking Part Deux

The other thing of course is that the amount of funds (as well as being temporary) is also totally inadequate. Clearly, not all farmers can benefit from the fertilisers and seeds the EU will be providing. What's the betting that the farmers chosen to benefit from European largesse will be those with good political connections (i.e. the large, wealthy farmers) rather than those who need the most help? Even if this doesn't happen, it is a complete contradiction of market principles (to say nothing of basic equity) for a government to arbitrarily help some and not others who are equally deserving.