Three departments: strengthen the cultivation and promotion of special brewing raw material varieties such as sorghum, barley, wine grapes, and brewing barley.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Guiding Opinions on the Upgrade of the Brewing Industry", which mentions the enrichment of special brewing materials. It emphasizes the promotion of characteristic brewing materials such as sorghum, barley, wine grapes, and brewing barley, and supports the expansion of new types of suitable brewing materials. It encourages universities, research institutions, and companies to collaborate to develop specialized raw materials with high conversion rates, rich flavor substances, and strong resistance. It also calls for the screening and application of local brewing microbial strains, and the improvement of the compatibility between production strains and processing techniques.