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Dry beans and other pulses are legumes crops of economic importance globally. The nutrient‐rich legume grains are consumed all over the world and are a staple in many countries of Central and South America, Asia, and Africa. The highest per capita consumption of legumes is in South Asia and Africa (Nyombaire et al. 2011; Maphosa and Jideani 2017; Kumar and Pandey 2020). Recent increased consumer interest in protein consumption and in plant‐based diet patterns offers opportunities for expanding dry beans and other pulses consumption (Gilham et al. 2018; Ahnen et al. 2019). However, postharvest losses are common in many developing countries due to poor infrastructure and inappropriate postharvest handling and storage (Njoroge et al. 2019).

The postharvest handling and storage of dry beans and other pulses is an important aspect in providing high quality products. Quality of beans during storage is susceptible to numerous of problems such as insects, mold, rodents, which warrant employing improved postharvest management throughout supply chain channels to preserve food safety and quality. It must be emphasized that dry beans require careful handling and monitoring to ensure stability throughout their postharvest life span. It must be clearly understood that it is important to move dry beans from field production to the final processing facilities in a controlled and sequential manner. Typical unit operations associated with the handling and cleaning of dry beans prior to receipt at the canning facility are shown in Figure 4.1.