Climate change stands as a prominent challenge of our time. The intersection of extensive exploitation of natural resources and unchecked population expansion has brought us to an irreversible point. Agriculture plays a substantial role in overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With population growth driving up food demand, emissions from the agricultural sector, including GHGs, are on the rise. As a climate performance measure, carbon footprints identify the sources of emissions and opportunities for reduction. The food industry's emission hotspots, which are mostly found at the farm, manufacturing, and post-production phases, draw attention to the sometimes-underestimated contribution of emissions from the farm to overall emissions. Many measures for mitigating the outflow can be used to reduce it from the current levels while still meeting India's increased needs for food production and consumption.