Abstract
Corn is one of the main agricultural commodities in Wonogiri Regency, Indonesia, especially in the Ngadirojo District. The utilization of corn was not optimal. The community just sold it after harvesting. Community capability, especially Family Welfare Programme, in processing food products is very important and can encourage the food diversification program. Processing corn into tortillas is an alternative effort to increase the added value of agricultural commodities. The aim of this activity was to improve the capability of the Family Welfare Programme member to make tortilla chips. The activities methods were carried out through several stages: (i) the socialization and inventory the potentially of corn; (ii) counseling about corn processing and its benefits; (iii), training and practice of making tortillas; (iv), evaluation of all the activities. The results showed that 100 % of partners have corn land but have not utilized it for processing. In addition, 100 % of partners have never processed corn into tortillas. The test results showed that there is an increase of partner understanding, in the amount of 20.71 %. At the end of the activities, the partners were able to process their own tortilla products. There are four from seven participants who can make tortillas by themselves after the activity.
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