A major global brewer is rolling out a SmartBarley program in China to help support local farmers and communities.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the world's largest brewing company by sales, will deploy resources and manpower to harvest barley in Jiangsu province through smarter production methods.

The Belgium-based brewer has partnered with Jiangsu Farming Group Co Ltd to launch the SmartBarley project to boost production in Jiangsu's Sheyang county.