Under USAID Indonesia funding, DAI is assisting the Government of Indonesia to reappraise Indonesia's macro food policy. Macro food policy focuses on national food security evidenced by adequate farm incomes, consumers with access to sufficient nutrients and participation of the poor in rapid economic growth. Links between the macro economy and the rural economy are brought about by changes in food production, consumption, and prices.

The project is helping develop and implement policies to promote domestic food production, ensure the equitable expansion of rural incomes, and contribute to a more dynamic rural economy, while minimizing costs for the state budget. Activities of the project thus include policy-oriented research, analysis, advice, and teaching. The project is sited in Jakarta and based in BAPPENAS and the Ministry of Agriculture but has an extensive outreach program for regional universities and policy-makers.