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The effective water diffusion coefficient was determined in faba bean seeds during drying. Faba bean seeds with an initial moisture content of 0.240 kg/kg were dried under natural convection conditions at 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35°C. The results obtained in the study show that in the process of convective drying of faba bean seeds the effective water diffusion coefficient is related to moisture content in a temperature range [15, 35]°C, and moisture content range. It was also found that the effective water diffusion coefficient is significantly affected by temperature in a range [15, 35]°C, but not in a range [20, 30]°C. The exponential form of the Arrhenius equation describes, with sufficient accuracy, the effective water diffusion coefficient in faba bean seeds during drying, as a function of material moisture content and temperature.