It is a forage plant with important features such as increasing soil fertility and being a good honey extract plant. The sainfoin, which is rich in protein (17%), has an important place in artificial pasture mixes in arid conditions and grows best in temperate climates, it is drought and cold resistant, very contented in terms of soil requirements, it can grow in poor, dry and calcareous soils. The best planting time is early spring, and in temperate regions planting can also be done in autumn.