Background: Worldwide there are about 250,000 to 300,000 known plant species. There are major gaps on information about the importance of agricultural biodiversity in relation to dietary intake and nutritional status.

Objective: to assess the correlation between agricultural bio-diversity, dietary diversity, household food insecurity and wasting among 6-59 months old children.

Method: a community based cross-sectional study was employed among 376 systematically selected 6-59 months old children from January to April 2018 G.C. The sample size is determined using Epi Info 7.2.5.1. Data were collected using structured questionnaire by open data kit. Height and weight were measured using height measuring board and SECA Germany. Data were entered and cleaned using Epi Data version 3.1 and it was analyzed using STATA version 14. Descriptive statistics was computed and reported using frequency and percentage. Anthropometric measurements were analyzed using WHO Anthro 2005 software.

Regression and correlation were done. A p-value of < 0.05 and 95% confidence intervals were used to see statistical significance.

Result: the prevalence of wasting was 7.3%. Dietary diversity score is found to be correlated with height for weight Z score (r=-0.11, p-value=0.04). Educational status of mother and dietary diversity score were factors associated with wasting among children aged 6-59 months old.

Conclusion and Recommendation: wasting is a mild public health problem. Educational status of mother and DDS were factors associated with wasting. Prevention of nutritional problem should include reducing illiteracy rate among mother/care-givers and promote diversified intake of diet among 6-59 months old.