The digital transformation, globalization and demographic change pose challenges for the economy. The agricultural industry plays an important role in the crop value chain and regional competitiveness. In view of the noticeable climate change in Germany, especially in southern Saxony-Anhalt, measures to protect soil and water are of great importance. Digital innovations and the diversification of agricultural ecosystems will contribute to a sustainable transformation. The latter can be achieved, for example, through the use of field margins. Field margins are strips of land at the edge of fields that are increasingly being pushed back by agriculture and are not used for arable farming. The enhancement and restoration of field margins with the help of marginal agroforestry systems should contribute to biodiversity and the creation of carbon sinks.