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Examining the supply chain resilience during the pandemic disruption: insights from the Catalan agri-food sector Guesmi, Bouali Taghouti, Ibtissem Escobar Gonzalez, Cristina Gil Roig, José María Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CREDA-UPC-IRTA - Centre de Recerca en Economia i Desenvolupament Agroalimentari Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Agricultura Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Indústries agroalimentàries COVID-19 Disruption Resilience Supply chain Social capital This paper explored the resilience of the agri-food supply chain in the context of the COVID-19 disruption and identifies practical lessons to improve the organizational response and recovery of firms after the unprecedented crisis. Structural equation modelling was employed to examine organizational resilience of Catalan agri-food supply chain based on social capital theory. We found that the supply chain showed flexibility amid the pandemic when it came to meeting the basic requirements of a confined population. The results reveal that social capital, firm size and marketing channel diversification contribute to assuring organizational survival. Structural capital was identified as a key factor with regard to enhancing both the reactive and proactive resilience of firms. Postprint (published version) 2025-05-20 Article Guesmi, B. [et al.]. Examining the supply chain resilience during the pandemic disruption: insights from the Catalan agri-food sector. «International Journal on Food System Dynamics», 20 Maig 2025, vol. 16, núm. 2, p. 136-157. 1869-6945 https://hdl.handle.net/2117/445132 10.1163/18696945-bja00003 eng https://brill.com/view/journals/fsd/16/2/article-p136_3.xml?srsltid=AfmBOorJnooKUXFtJg2rE3Akydjerw9n277ib_BBlJY1-lk9Qr4zkpDL http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access Attribution 4.0 International 22 p. application/pdf