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The tomato growers in country N have high competitive edge over their competitors in country I and G. They use computerized, climate-controlled greenhouses which help them to control the humidity and nutrition and allow them to produce their own crops.
The growers in country I and G use outdoor unheated greenhouses while the growers in country D with their technique manage to grow ten times of the yield than growers in country D and G. The supply chains in country D integrate with the local market to match the supply and demand which allows the farmer to produce crops in large quantities.
To determine: The factors which enabled tomato growers in country D to attain higher productivity than tomato growers in country I and G.
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