This week, the SNP Government was accused of “pushing the panic button” after it finally came up with extra money for farmers.
But questions are now being raised as to whether their £200m botched IT system will be workable again in time for next year’s payments.
The concerns come as farmers protested outside Holyrood to highlight the cash crisis which is taking hold in rural communities.
The failed IT system means nearly half of the country’s farmers are waiting for vital CAP payments, which were supposed to begin arriving in December.
The Scottish Conservatives called for an inquiry into the fiasco, while Audit Scotland – which first warned of these problems two years ago – said the Scottish Government could be fined if it didn’t fix the system.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said:
"The money finally put up by the Scottish Government this week, while welcome, is still just a sticking plaster.
"Farmers need to know that the underlying problems are being sorted.
"That means having confidence that the hugely expensive new computer system is actually fixed, that payments can be processed and that the money will be distributed soon.
"At the moment, such confidence does not exist.
"Farmers are supposed to start filling out forms for next year's payments in a matter of days, but there's still a massive backlog and the IT system is still faulty.
"This is a scandal of the SNPs own making and it's no surprise that farmers were so angry today when they rallied outside Holyrood."