Abstract
In recent years, greenhouse production in Khorramabad city, Iran, has suffered severely from problems such as Corona pandemic, declining average annual rainfall, and severe inflation. On the other hand, the greenhouse development policy in this city is expected to grow 3.16 times more than the present condition for the next four years. This study investigates of the main problem of greenhouse production and development in this city over 2020-2021. To do that, a field study was conducted and data were collected through interviews and direct observations. Then, all greenhouses were divided into three categories; A, B and C, based on characteristics such as typeof product, cultivation bed and irrigation system. Results showed that in Type A greenhouses, which grow rose flowers, there are problems caused by Covid-19 (35%) and something else (65%), including a lack of technical staff, insufficient financial and legal knowledge, and equipment. In greenhouse type C, which produces vegetables, the only problem is equipment. The water crisis was not observed in greenhouses A and C and may not be encountered in the near future due to mechanized irrigation equipment and recycled water systems. On the other hand, greenhouses of type B, which mainly produce medicinal plants and vegetables, will face a water crisis (35%) and a lack of technical staff (65%) in the near future. To put it in a nutshell, the risk ofcontinuing Covid-19 in the coming years will only affect Type A, and the water crisis will affect Type C. In addition, the risk of other factors, more than Covid-19 and the water crisis, will affect the development of greenhouses in the city.